CMS releases 2017 ICD-10-CM codes
CMS has released the final list of new and revised ICD-10-CM codes available for reporting beginning October 1, 2016, with more than 2,000 changes.
The files include the code descriptions in tabular order, as well as an updated index and tables for neoplasms and drugs.
The new files also include a list of 39 duplicate codes. CMS publishes the lists without decimals, which has led to some ICD-10-CM codes that have the same characters as certain ICD-9-CM codes; for example, ICD-10-CM code E80.21 (acute intermittent [hepatic] porphyria) and ICD-9-CM code E802.1 (railway accident involving derailment without antecedent collision injuring passenger on railway).
CMS plans to release General Equivalence Mappings (GEM) for the 2017 ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes in August. More information on the ICD-10-CM codes can be found at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2017-ICD-10-CM-and-GEMs.html
The agency has already published the 2017 ICD-10-PCS codes, tables, and updated guidelines that can be found here: www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2017-ICD-10-PCS-and-GEMs.html. Revised ICD-10-CM guidelines are still forthcoming.