Total number of new code changes is 473 with 279 new codes, 143 revised codes and 51 deactivated codes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Monday released the fiscal year (FY) 2019 ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) code changes.
There are 473 code changes beginning Oct. 1st, including 279 new codes, 143 revised codes and 51 deactivated codes, according to the CDC website. In addition, there were 39 additional changes added from the proposed rule (list). The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), is the Federal agency responsible for use of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10) in the United State. One can see that the volume of changes is slowing down which I know many health information management (HIM) coding professionals are glad to see.
According to the CDC release notice, these files listed below represent the FY 2019 ICD-10-CM. The FY 2019 ICD-10-CM is available in both PDF (Adobe) and XML file formats. Most files are provided in compressed zip format for ease in downloading. These files have been created by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), under authorization by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Any questions regarding typographical or other errors noted on this release may be reported to nchsicd10cm@cdc.gov.
There are some new codes and other changes in Chapter 2 Neoplasm and here is an example of some new codes to this chapter:
In Chapter 7, Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa, there are several new codes and here is an example of two of them:
Within the changes for “External Cause” codes the following displays the ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index 2019 Addenda:
And take a note of these new codes in Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88):
It’s vital that all coding professionals, coding auditors, educators, consultants, and even clinical documentation improvement specialists (CDISs) review the changes for FY2019.
Between now and the end of September we should direct our attention to the coding changes for both ICD-10-CM and PCS.
Remember that the 2019 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used from Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019.
Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm
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