ICD-10 Coding Clinic (Q1 2026): Walk through April updates to official guidelines and codes


AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, Volume 13, Number 1, takes you through the April 2026 changes to ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines and ICD-10-PCS codes. You also won’t want to miss the clarifications and corrections in this issue.

Subscribers to the Codify by AAPC ICD-10 Coding Clinic add-on can access information about the areas below:

  • April 2026 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines
  • April 2026 ICD-10-PCS new, revised codes
  • Clarification, interbody fusion new technology device: XRG
  • Clarification, laminoplasty, internal fixation device: 0PH304Z
  • Correction, NSTEMI, graft thrombosis: I21.4, I21.A9, I25.10, T80, T82.855A, T82.857A, T82.867A, T88

This issue also features an Ask the Editor section. Here are just some of the topics you’ll discover:

  • Cesarean delivery, without current medical indication: 082, Z71.7
  • Dementia and hypothyroidism: E03, F02
  • Gastroparesis, Tirzepatide: K31.84, T38.895A
  • Low back pain: M54.50, M54.59
  • Sepsis, urinary tract infection: A41.89, A41.9