ICD-10 Coding Clinic (Q1 2023): Ready for the April ICD-10 Updates?


Both ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are getting April updates, and AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, Volume 10, Number 1, gives you a look at what to expect, including changes to official guidelines.

Look for these topics and codes from the first quarter 2023 issue in the Codify by AAPC ICD-10 Coding Clinic add-on:

  • COVID-19 screening, announcement: Z11.52
  • ICD-10-CM code updates:
    • Financial abuse: T74.A1X, T74.A2X, T76.A1X, T76.A2X
    • Inadequate housing: Z59.1
    • Noncompliance with medical treatment: Z91.1
    • Perpetrator of maltreatment and neglect: Y07.0, Y07.44-Y07.47, Y07.54
    • Personal history of abuse in childhood: Z62.814
    • Personal history of adult financial abuse, partner abuse: Z91.413, Z91.414
    • Problems related to education, health literacy, environment: Z55.6, Z58
  • ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, April 1, 2023: Z59.0, Z59.41, Z60.2
  • ICD-10-PCS code updates:
    • Balloon occlusion, aorta: 02L, 0Q5
    • Blood products, intraosseous administration: 302A3H1
    • Laser interstitial thermal therapy: 0P5, 0Q5
    • New therapeutic substances, introduction: XW0
    • New therapeutic substances, transfusion: XW1

The Ask the Editor portion of the newsletter offers guidance on a long list of topics. Below is a sampling of what you’ll discover in this issue:

  • Chronic kidney disease, CKD G4A3: N18.4
  • Diffuse large B Cell lymphoma, metastasis, C78, C79, C83.38, C83.39
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia: K25.0, K31.811
  • Maggot therapy: 0JDR0ZZ
  • Pulmonary edema, near drowning: J81.0, T75.1, W67.XXXA, Y92.016
  • Zenker’s diverticulectomy: 0DB18ZZ, 0KB44ZZ