tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q3

ICD-10 Coding: New Diagnosis Codes Describe Substance Abuse, Withdrawal in Detail

Plus: You’ll also find new codes for headaches. When patients arrive at the ED with symptoms of withdrawal, physicians must determine what substances the patients were using and whether their conditions are life threatening. And effective October 1, 2020, you’ll have more specific codes for reporting these services. Background: On July 1, CMS released the new ICD-10-CM codes and descriptors, with a total of 490 additions, 58 code deletions, and 47 revisions that will go into effect on October 1. Although there aren’t hundreds of code changes impacting emergency departments this year, the ones that are...

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