tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q3

Reader Questions: ICD-10 2024 Also Features W Code Update

Question: I know that there are a lot of relevant new ICD-10 codes for primary diagnoses. Are there also new codes for External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) that would be ED-relevant? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: Yes, there are. You’ll find 173 — yes, 173 — of the new ICD-10 2024 codes under W44 (Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice). Your physician may need these new codes if a patient has a foreign body in their ear, for example. The codes are broken down by the type of foreign body, as follows: W44.8- (Other foreign body...

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