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Coding Updates:

Explore New Options for Recording Social Determinants of Health

Published on Wed Aug 17, 2022

Look to expanded Z code options to capture social circumstances. With the 2023 ICD-10-CM updates, which go into effect Oct. 1, 2022, new social determinants of health (SDoH) codes offer new ways to document various patient circumstances into their medical records. SDoH codes “have particular pertinence to underserved and disadvantaged populations, whether reflecting issues of access, finances, education, and caregiver capacity,” [...]
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