News: ICD-10-CM codes for reporting diseases of the musculoskeletal system in 2017
February 23, 2017
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 9
The codes in ICD-10-CM Chapter 13, Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue, cover diagnoses for conditions throughout the body. Due to the wide scope of conditions in the chapter, it had extensive updates for 2017, Just Coding reported.
The changes encompass a number of codes relating to the musculoskeletal system, including:
- M04.-, cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes and other autoinflammatoy syndromes
- M21.61-, M21.62-, bunions and bunionettes
- M26.60-, M26.61-, M26.62-, M26.63-, temporomandibular joint disorders
- M50.-, cervical disc disorders
- M62.84, sarcopenia
- M84.-, atypical femoral fracture
- M97.-, periprosthetic fractures
Just Coding suggests reviewing these various code changes to see what new details need to be documented to help the coders document the most appropriate codes.
Editor’s Note: To read the complete list and explanations of the code updates to ICD-10-CM Chapter 13, read Just Coding’s article here.