ICD-10 Coding:
New Diagnosis Codes Describe Substance Abuse, Withdrawal in Detail
Published on Fri Aug 14, 2020
Plus: You’ll also find new codes for headaches. When patients arrive at the ED with symptoms of withdrawal, physicians must determine what substances the patients were using and whether their conditions are life threatening. And effective October 1, 2020, you’ll have more specific codes for reporting these services. Background: On July 1, CMS released the new ICD-10-CM codes and descriptors, [...]