2023 ICD-10 CODING UPDATES



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HIGHLIGHTS 1,176 NEW CODES! 28 codes revisions to their descriptors 251 deleted Many of these are external cause codes Important changes to Dementia (F codes) -69 new codes to identify the stage of severity, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) Most all additions are to increase specificity as is the case each year No COVID code changes Every chapter except 7 and 8, eye and ear, has revisions. Chapter 12 – skin/subcu (L codes) has only 1 change to an exclude 1 note

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Circulatory (I codes) - addition of 43 new codes Injuries to the head (S00-S09 codes) addition of 86 new codes Genitourinary system (N00-N99) adds almost 400 new codes for ob-gyn conditions with 168 for endometriosis Pregnancy, Childbirth (O00-O9A) added 200 new codes Chapter 19 (S00-T88) adds a new poisoning and adverse effect category for methamphetamines

CHAPTERS Chapter 1 – Infections Chapter 2 – Neoplasms Chapter 3 – Blood and Blood forming organs Chapter 4 – Endocrine Chapter 5 – Mental Disorders Chapter 6 – Nervous system Chapter 9 – Circulatory system Chapter 13 – Musculoskeletal system Chapter 14 – Genitourinary system Chapter 15 – Pregnancy and childbirth Chapter 16 – Perinatal period Chapter 17 – Congenital malformations Chapter 19 – Injuries and poisoning Chapter 20 – External causes Chapter 21 – Z codes