Posted on Monday, March 30, 2020 12:45 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a new effective date for the new ICD-10 diagnosis code for COVID-19 to April 1, 2020.
Due to the urgent need to capture the reporting of this condition on health care claims and surveillance data, the CDC, under the National Emergencies Act Section 201 and 301, is changing the effective date of new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19, from October 1, 2020 to April 1, 2020. The new ICD-10 code is to be reported as primary for cases with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. CMS is planning to update the home health Grouper with an implementation date of April 6. The update will include the new ICD-10 code for vaping and the new ICD-10 code for COVID-19. Therefore, both codes will be implemented timely.
Source: NAHC Report
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