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ICD-10 for Gastroenterology

Recorded Session | Terry Fletcher | From: Oct 01, 2019 - To: Dec 31, 2019
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Course Description

  • 2020 New Codes are here! (Effective 10-1-2019).
  • 2020 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for patient encounters occurring from Oct 1, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2020.
  • CMS also has provided information regarding the general equivalence mappings (GEMs).
  • Approximately 273 new codes, 21 deleted codes, and 30 revisions (eff.10/1/2019).
  • The majority of changes to ICD-10-CM for 2020 are seen in Chapters 9, 12, 17, 19, and 20 — adding a considerable number of new codes, mainly to improve data specificity.

Session Highlights:-

  • Is a patient responding to Medication? T-Codes to define compliance and non-compliance.
  • Real patient examples to reflect accurate coding for the 2020 update.
  • Gastroenterology examples will be discussed
  • Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) will see three new codes, one deletion, and one revision in October.
  • Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95) will enjoy a status quo this year, but several existing codes were given new direction in use.