Guidelines: Updated guideline for:
HIV reporting; neoplasms; type 2 diabetes; hypertensive heart disease
ICD 10 CM:
New codes in the digestive system, neoplasms, neurology, eye conditions, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, adverse reactions & effects; external cause activity codes. Non-pressure wounds contain a very large number of new codes that are very specific in location.
ICD 10 PCS:
New codes in the medical-surgical circulatory system; central nervous system; heart & great vessels; upper arteries; lower arteries; ear, nose, sinus; mouth & throat; Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas; upper joints; lower joints; physiological systems; rehabilitation, new technology.
The new updates for ICD-10-PCS will affect 14 tables.
There are many new codes in the New Technology tables involving multiple systems. All new codes will begin with “X” & end with qualifier character “B” for New Technology, group 11.
Attendees will learn about the new codes effective on 10/1/25.
Dorothy Steed is an Independent Healthcare Consultant and Educator in Atlanta. She was a Medicare specialist for a large hospital system and a physician audit supervisor for another hospital system, with 44 years of experience in healthcare. Additionally, she is an instructor at a state technical college in Atlanta, provides auditing & training in both facility and physician services, and has been a speaker at several healthcare conferences.
Ms. Steed has written articles for several medical publishers and served as a contributing author for medical billing and coding training material. She writes online courses, provides webinars, and has served as a participator in multiple audits and investigations.