Learn More About 2025 ICD-10-CM Code Set Changes: What You Need to Know

Each year the ICD-10-C Coordination and Maintenance Committee meets twice to consider requests for new codes and clarifications of existing ones. For 2025 the Committee has approved several codes of significance. This include classifications of Hypoglycemia and then Code Also Notes to use these as additional codes when coding certain Diabetes codes. There are also new codes for presymptomatic Type 1 diabetes mellitus that indicate staging to learn about. There is new Use Additional Code notation for malignant neoplasms of the breast along with new codes in the Estrogen Receptor Status section. New codes in the unspecified synovitis and tenosynovitis in several extremities should help in identifying this disorder. Clarifications in the Code First and Code Also listings for Pneumonia codes ask for additional information not previously required. New SDOH codes for insufficient health insurance coverage expand this section. Overall for 2025 there are new codes that you should be aware of. Just as important are the sub code notations seeking clarifications that a coder should know of and pass along to their providers to have the specificity in coding required by the ICD-10-CM codes.

Making sure your practice is aware of these codes is imperative. Changes in the Guidelines for ICD-10-CM can also affect proper coding for your practice and as such reimbursement. Be sure to listen in so you will you know what will affect your practice day-to-day and also what will affect it in unusual circumstances.

Learning Objectives/Agenda

• Location of listing of the new 2025 ICD-10-CM codes to have prior to your book arriving with notations of what the changes are
• What changes have been made in the ICD-10-CM guidelines for 2025

Why is this topic important?

The new codes for ICD-10-CM are effective October 1st. That date is just around the corner. You need to also check your coding software to be sure proper codes are loaded in time for this date or you will need to hold claims! Not a good solution, but rejections are also not good to see.

Who would benefit from this topic?

• Office Administrators
• Office Managers
• Practice Managers
• Coders
• Billers

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