T&T Archive - FY2023 Code Changes / Adv Med Reactions / Dementia

Home Health Coding Center Tips and Tricks

1. Dementia
2. Adverse Reactions to Medication
   
3. FY2023 ICD-10-CM Changes

Dementia

October 1 saw the addition of 69 codes to further identify the severity, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). In most cases, you'll assign these codes following the etiology code that describes the dementia's underlying cause. Join us to learn how to quickly find the appropriate dementia codes on the Coding Center, where to find the associated etiology/manifestation guidance and what other dementia coding changes are in effect in FY2023. - Recorded November 30, 2022

Adverse Reactions to Medications

The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting describe an adverse effect as a reaction "to a drug that has been correctly prescribed and properly administered" before listing examples such as delirium, tachycardia, hepatitis, GI bleeding and hypokalemia. Learn how to look up the appropriate adverse effect code and necessary additional diagnoses using the Coding Center, then how to sequence these codes appropriately – and how it differs from poisoning cases. - Recorded October 27, 2022

FY2023 ICD-10-CM Code Changes

The new code year will see the introduction of 1,176 new codes plus another 28 with revisions to their code descriptors. Among the most impactful to home health are codes to further identify the stage of severity as well as behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). These, and other, changes have necessitated more than a thousand edits each in the Alphabetic Index and Tabular – with another 200+ found in the Index to External Causes and Table of Drugs & Chemicals. Prepare for the most significant changes by learning how to look up key new and revised codes, and where to find pertinent guidance. - Recorded September 29, 2022