The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the implementation of six new ICD-10-CM codes to identify conditions related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The new codes are:
- J12.82, Pneumonia due to COVID-19
- Pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2
- M35.81, multisystem inflammatory syndrome
- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
- Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome
- M35.89, other specified systemic involvement of connective tissue
- Z11.52, encounter for screening for COVID-19
- Z20.822, contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19
- Contact with and (suspected) exposure to SARS-CoV-2
- Z86.16, personal history of COVID-19
Note:-
The CDC updated the COVID-19 diagnosis code to use for suspected exposure to COVID-19. Rather than using Z20.828, this code should now be Z20.822
(Please let us know if you would not like us to update your superbills to reflect this change. Otherwise, we will go ahead and update your billing screens to reflect this new diagnosis code)