April 2024 ICD-10-CM Coding UpdatesUpdates: 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’...

New codes for Sickle-Cell Disease with Dactylitis Valid for October 1, 2023 dischargesDactylitis: Otherwise known as 'hand-foot syndrome'.  Symptoms Include: Bilateral exquisite pain and swelling of hands and/or feet in children. Occurs between age 6 months and 3...

Alagille Syndrome Alagille Syndrome is an inherited condition in which bile builds up in the liver because there are too few bile ducts to drain the bile. This results in liver damage. Symptoms Include: Yellow skin or eyes, itchy skin, delayed growth, hard skin bumps,...

Parkinson's Disease Here are some current terms and definitions used for Parkinson’s disease symptoms and new ICD-10-CM codes accompanying these terms.   Terms and Definitions: ON TIME- G20.A1, Parkinson’s disease without dyskinesia, without mention of...

OIG Workplan: Review Medicare Inpatient Hospital Billing for Sepsis The OIG will be reviewing Medicare claims to assess patterns in the inpatient hospital billing of sepsis in 2023 and describe how the billing of sepsis varied among hospitals.  The definition of and...