Upcoming ICD-10 C&M Committee Meeting & ICD-10-PCS COVID-19 Update

 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting

The next ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting will be held on September 8-9, 2020.

CMS has made the decision to hold the September 8-9, 2020 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting fully virtual via Zoom Webinar.

The link to join the Zoom Webinar and detailed instructions for joining the Zoom Webinar or dialing-in will be posted in the "Downloads" section of the CMS Website once they become available.

Registration to attend meeting:

Registration for the September 8-9, 2020 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting opened on Monday, August 3, 2020 and will close on Friday, September 4, 2020. Information on registering can be found at:  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/events/.   If participating via the Zoom Webinar or dialing in, you do NOT need to register on-line for the meeting. However, we are providing the ability to register on-line for those required to provide proof of attendance for continuing education purposes.  

Materials for the procedure code topics to be discussed at the virtual meeting will be posted on the CMS website.

Materials for the diagnosis code topics to be discussed at the virtual meeting will be posted on the CDC website.

ICD-10-PCS – COVID-19 Update

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented 12 new procedure codes to describe the introduction or infusion of therapeutics into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS), effective August 01, 2020. 

An updated FY 2021 table addenda, as well as an updated xml file, have been posted. Please visit the "Downloads" section of  https://www.cms.gov/medicare/icd-10/2021-icd-10-pcs for the COVID-19 update files.