FY 2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Updates Released
CMS recently released the ICD-10-PCS procedure code updates for FY 2021 and are available on the 2021 ICD-10-PCS page. These FY 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. The updates include FY 2021 official guidelines, code tables, index, definitions addenda and, conversion table. The update summary includes:
Total ICD-10-PCS codes
- Addition of 544 new codes
- No revisions
- No deletions
Addition of guidelines in response to public comment
- B3.18 – Excision/resection followed by replacement
- B5.2b – Percutaneous endoscopic approach with extension of incision
Revised guidelines in response to public comment and internal review
- B3.1b – Components of a procedure specified in root operation not reported separately
- B3.10c – Fusion procedure of the spine
