T&T Archive - FY2021 Code Changes / Influenza & Other Viruses / Ask The Expert

Created by Mitch Dorr, Modified on Tue, 2 Apr, 2024 at 4:01 PM by Mitch Dorr

Home Health Coding Center Tips and Tricks

  1. Ask the Expert
  2. Influenza & Other Viruses
  3. FY2021 Code Changes

Ask the Expert


In this special Tips & Tricks session, coding expert J’non Griffin, HCS-D, HCS-H, COS-C, HCS-C and an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM trainer/ambassador, and product manager Steven Brust use the Home Health Coding Center to answer questions Home Health Coding Center users like you have submitted! – Recorded November 19, 2020


 

Influenza & Other Viruses


There are three types of influenza viruses that cause illness to humans. Influenza A viruses are divided into subtypes Influenza A (H1N1) and Influenza A (H3N2). Influenza B viruses aren’t divided into subtypes, but are broken down into individual strains. Influenza C infections generally cause a mild respiratory illness and are not thought to cause epidemics. When coding influenza, we must code to the highest level of specificity for the type, subtype and associated manifestations. See how to quickly look up and assign the appropriate ICD-10 code using the Coding Center. – Recorded October 21, 2020


Access the Influenza slides here.

 

FY2021 Code Changes


The new code year brings with it 490 new, 47 revised and 58 invalidated codes. In addition, the Tabular and Alphabetic Index have nearly a thousand changes each – with hundreds more found in the Index to External Causes and Table of Drugs & Chemicals. Learn how to look up the most significant code changes and where to find key guidance changes. – Recorded September 28, 2020


Access the FY2021 Code Changes slides here.

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