April 2024 ICD-10-CM Coding Updates
Updates: There are NO new ICD-10-CM codes for April 2024.
Notes:
They have done some cleanup with punctuation and grammar within the ICD-10-CM Manual. They have also done some updating, often making many ‘Excludes1’ into ‘Excludes2’ notes. When an “Excludes2” note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together.
Examples Include:
I49 Cardiac arrhythmias
J12 Viral pneumonia
K66.0 Other disorders of the peritoneum
O86 Puerperal sepsis
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