Highlights of AHA’s Coding Clinic First Quarter 2024 Release for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

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The First Quarter 2024 newsletter of AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS was released March 6, 2024. Let’s explore some of the highlights!

The first newsletter of 2024 is 35 pages long and starts with changes to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting—including revisions to the sepsis, diabetes mellitus, and aftercare guidelines — a  revision to the brachytherapy guideline in the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and 41 new ICD-10-PCS codes. These changes go into effect April 1 of this year. For example, a new device value 5, Radioactive Element, Palladium-103 Collagen Implant, will go into effect for table 00H in ICD-10-PCS on April 1, 2024. This code will be used when Palladium-103 GammaTiles® are implanted and used to deliver radiation to patients with intracranial neoplasms.

The first quarter newsletter also includes 24 ask-the-editor topics. Some of the ICD-10-CM topics covered include: 

• Intraoperative Dural Tear (Durotomy)
• Prodromal Labor

For ICD-10-PCS, the latest newsletter includes the following topics:

• Modified Graham Patch Repair of Gastric Perforation  
• PROTEKDuo® Cannula Insertion with CentriMag®
• Seton Placement

As always, please read the First Quarter 2024 AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS entirely for the best source of medical coding information.