The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), under the National Emergencies Act Section 201 and 301, announced the addition of new codes to the ICD-10-CM Classification for conditions related to COVID-19, and they will become effective on January 1, 2021. To find out more, read along!
Effective January 1, 2021: New ICD-10-CM code for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
When the World Health Organization declared the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) a pandemic in March 2020. On the 13th of the same month, the United States declared a national emergency for the virus, and that has remained in place till now. As a result of the pandemic, several post-COVID-19 related conditions are taking place. Given this development, there is an urgent and ongoing need to capture, in our surveillance data and the nation’s health care claims, as much information about this condition as possible. In this regard, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), under the National Emergencies Act Section 201 and 301, is announcing further additions to ICD-10-CM Classification related to COVID-19, which became effective January 1, 2021.
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