The 2021 edition of ICD-10 contains over 500 diagnosis coding changes. The updates will become effective in just 9 days, on October 1st, 2020. The changes include: 490 new codes, 47 revised codes and 58 codes deleted codes. The 2021 manual includes new instructions for reporting manifestations of COVID-19, as well as new guidance on social determinants of health, insulin use and acute kidney failure, among several other changes. The revisions largely impact the following chapters within ICD-10:
- Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
- Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes for Adverse Effects
- Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
We recommend you review the complete list of additions, revisions and deletions. If you have not already, you should update your systems prior to October 1 to include the ICD-10 changes as well as provide education to your clinical and coding staff regarding the revisions. HBE’s team of coding and compliance experts is available to conduct documentation and coding compliance reviews, review and development of policies and procedures, as well as providing customized education and training for your staff.
