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ICD code updates

ICD-10-CM Code Updates: New, Revised & Deleted Codes You Need to Know

For the 2026 ICD-10-CM code updates, you’ll find 16 new “R” codes that offer greater detail for reporting pain and tenderness in the pelvic, perineal, subpubic, abdominal, and flank regions. The existing code R10.2- (Pelvic and perineal pain) will become a parent code. A notable addition is R11.16 (Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)), specifically for nausea […]
ICD-10-CM Update Will Change the Way You Code

ICD-10-CM Update Will Change the Way You Code

The April 2023 ICD-10-CM update adds many new codes for reporting external causes of injuries as well as expanded codes for reporting factors influencing health status more succinctly. But read the revised guideline for reporting social determinants of health (SDOH) before using these codes. Changes to the Tabular List In the ICD-10-CM Tabular List of […]