Supplement Coding encounters related to E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Post Date: October 17, 2019
ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines -
Supplement
Coding encounters related to E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use
Introduction
The purpose of this document is to provide official diagnosis coding guidance for healthcare encounters related to the 2019 health care encounters and deaths related to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI). This guidance is consistent with current clinical knowledge about e-cigarette, or vaping, related disorders.
As necessary, this guidance will be updated as new clinical information becomes available. The clinical scenarios described below are not exhaustive and may not represent all possible reasons for health care encounters that may be related to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use. Proposals for new codes that are intended to address additional detail regarding use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products will be presented at the March 2020 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting.
This guidance is intended to be used in conjunction with current ICD-10-CM classification and the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (effective October 1, 2019). https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/10cmguidelines-FY2020_final.pdf. The ICD-10-CM codes provided in the clinical scenarios below are intended to provide e-cigarette, or vaping, product use coding guidance only. Other codes for conditions unrelated to e-cigarette, or vaping products may be required to fully code these scenarios in accordance with the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. A hyphen is used at the end of a code to indicate that additional characters are required.
This document provides General Guidance for:
- Lung-related complications
- Poisoning and toxicity
- Substance use, abuse, and dependence
- Signs and Symptoms
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