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Physician Notes: CDC Releases New Diagnosis Code Options for Vaccination Status

If a patient presents to your practice and is unvaccinated for COVID-19 — or even partially vaccinated — you’ll soon have a way to code that condition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new ICD-10-CM code set effective April 1 for coding COVID-19 vaccination status, indicates CMS in an MLN Matters release (Change Request 12578) on Jan. 14. The offerings include the subcategory code Z28.31 (Underimmunized for COVID-19 status) and three additional diagnosis options: Z28.310 (Unvaccinated for COVID-19) Z28.311 (Partially vaccinated for COVID-19) Z29.39 (Other underimmunized status) Note: The CDC...

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