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ICD-10-CM Update:

Documenting Social Determinants of Health Can Factor Into Your Care Plan

Published on Wed Aug 04, 2021

2022 ICD-10-CM Z code revisions focus on housing insecurity, food insecurity, and more. You’ll find many of the new diagnosis codes that go into effect on October 1, 2021 in Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services of the ICD-10-CM manual. These codes allow you to document the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) — the social [...]
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