HHS provides the following guidelines for coding and reporting updates to ICD-10. They’ve been developed to identify the diagnoses that are being reported at the highest level of specificity documented. The following ICD-10 codes became effective Oct. 1, 2024.
ICD-10 Updates
E – Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
E34.0 Carcinoid syndrome
E34.00 Carcinoid syndrome, unspecified
E34.01 Carcinoid heart syndrome
E34.09 Other carcinoid syndrome
E66.8 Other obesity
E66.81 Obesity class
E66.811 Obesity, class 1
E66.812 Obesity, class 2
E66.813 Obesity, class 3
E66.89 Other obesity not elsewhere classified
F – Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
F40.231 Fear of injections and transfusions
C – Neoplasms or malignant tumors
C88.0 Waldenström macroglobulinemia
C88.00 Waldenström macroglobulinemia not having achieved remission
C88.01 Waldenström macroglobulinemia, in remission
C88.2 Heavy chain disease
C88.20 Heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
C88.21 Heavy chain disease, in remission
G – Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
G90.81 Serotonin syndrome
G90.89 Other disorders of autonomic nervous system
J – Diseases of the respiratory system
J34.82 Nasal valve collapse
J34.820 Internal nasal valve collapse
J34.8200 Internal nasal valve collapse, unspecified
J34.8201 Internal nasal valve collapse, static
J34.8202 Internal nasal valve collapse, dynamic
J34.821 External nasal valve collapse
J34.8210 External nasal valve collapse, unspecified
J34.8211 External nasal valve collapse, static
J34.8212 External nasal valve collapse, dynamic
J34.829 Nasal valve collapse, unspecified
L – Disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L29.8 is no longer billable; it now requires more specificity
L29.81 Cholestatic pruritus
L29.89 Other pruritus
Z – Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Z59.7 Insufficient social insurance and welfare support
Z59.71 Insufficient health insurance coverage
Z59.72 Insufficient welfare support
Z68.55 Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 120% of the 95th percentile for age to less than 140% of the 95th percentile for age
Z68.56 Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, greater than or equal to 140% of the 95th percentile for age
We urge you to review and consider how the new code changes may impact your practice and adjust accordingly. Be sure to check out our Coding Toolkit for more information on coding.
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