“Use additional code” notes are found in the Tabular List at codes that are not part of an etiology/manifestation pair where a secondary code is useful to fully describe a condition. In addition to the etiology/manifestation convention that requires two codes to fully describe a single condition that affects multiple body systems, there are other single conditions that also require more than one code. Pneumonia due to coronavirus disease 2019 ( J12.82).Other specified systemic involvement of connective tissue ( M35.89).Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) ( M35.81).Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19 ( Z20.822).Encounter for screening for COVID-19 ( Z11.52).Given these developments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS) implemented the additional ICD-10-CM codes, effective January 1, 2021: Post-COVID-19 related conditions are also occurring as a result of the pandemic. A national emergency was declared in the U.S. In March 2020 the Novel Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. F02.B11, dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with agitation.F02.A11, dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with agitation.F02.811, dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with agitation.Eighty-three new codes were added to Chapter 5 (Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders ) of ICD-10-CM, including 69 new codes for dementia with and without psychological symptoms. The 2023 ICD-10-CM update includes 1,176 new, 28 revised, and 287 deleted codes to be used for patient encounters and discharges occurring from Octothrough September 30, 2023. What’s New: Dementia, COVID-19 and Beyond If there are fewer than 6 characters in the code the placeholder character "X" is used to ensure that the seventh character is always in the seventh position.Įxample: "S03.4xxA - Sprain of jaw, initial encounter" Extension: a 7th character is required in certain sections to encode characteristics of the patient encounter.Etiology, Anatomic Site, Severity: the 4th–6th character correspond to etiology, anatomic site, severity, or other clinical details.Įxample: "A00.0 - Cholera due to Vibrio cholerae 01, biovar cholerae".Category: the first 3 characters of an ICD-10-CM code designate the diagnosis category. ![]()
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