ICD-10: New Diagnosis & Procedure Codes Effective April 1, 2022

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP 
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency, 3 new diagnosis codes and 7 new procedure codes describing introducing or infusing therapeutics, including vaccines for COVID-19 treatment, will be effective April 1, 2022. A new Medicare Code Editor (MCE) code edit and revised coverage edits will also be effective April 1. Download the code updates (ZIP).

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