CMS and NCHS Announces ICD-10 Updates Effective April 2024
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) have announced the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS updates which are effective April 1, 2024. There are two annual updates for ICD-10, October and April. October updates are typically more extensive than the April updates.
For ICD-10-CM, there are no new diagnosis codes or coding guidelines being implemented, only “typographical errors” being addressed during this update period. The updated code files for April 2024 are to be used for discharges and patient encounters occurring from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. The ICD-10-CM files can be found on the CMS website or the CDC website.
For ICD-10-PCS, there are 41 new procedure codes being implemented. Endoscopic excision and resection of gastrointestinal organ procedures make up the majority of the new codes. A complete listing of the new PCS codes with their corresponding MS-DRGs can be found here. With these additions, the total of ICD-10-PCS codes for 2024 is now 78,638. The updated code files for April 2024 are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. The ICD-10-PCS code files can be found on the CMS website.
