News: 2022 ICD-10-CM codes released

The fiscal year 2022 ICD-10-CM codes have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and effective starting October 1, 2022. Still pending release are the 2022 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, where were not included with the new code set package.

The release of the 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule is also still pending but will likely be released in August. The new ICD-10-CM package includes 159 new codes, including:

• 45 new S- and T- codes for injuries and poisonings, including traumatic brain compression and herniation (S06.A0-), and poisoning and adverse effect by cannabis (T40.7-)
• 23 new M- codes for diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including expansion of Sjogren Syndrome (M35.0-), Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis (M45.A-), and Low Back Pain (M54.5-)
• 19 new Z- codes for factors influencing health status, including additions to Social Determinants of Health (Z55.5 – Less than High School Diploma; Z58.6 - Inadequate drinking/water supply; expansion of Z59.0- Homelessness; Z59.4 Lack of food; Z59.8- Other Problems Related to Housing and Economic Circumstances)
• 14 new R- codes for signs, symptoms, and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, including expansion of cough (R05.-), and feeding difficulties (R63.3-)
• 13 new K- codes for diseases of the digestive system, including a new subcategory, gastric intestinal metaplasia (K31.A-)
• 10 new G- codes for diseases of the nervous system, including expansion of toxic encephalopathy (G92)

Editor’s note: More information on the new code set can be found here. The full CDC code set package can be found here.