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N E W   I C D - 1 0  C O D E! From Noridian Medicare Update MLN connects news dated February 6, 2020 https://www.cms.gov/outreach-and-educationoutreachffsprovpartprogprovider-partnership-email-archive/2020-02-06 There is an announcement on the ICD-10-CM: New Diagnosis Code for Vaping-related Disorders Effective April 1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics is adding a new diagnosis code, U07.0, to ICD-10-CM. This code is to report vaping-related disorders. The ICD-10 MS-DRG Grouper software package to accommodate this new code, Version 37.1, is effective for discharges on or after April 1. See the announcement (PDF) for more information. https://www.cms.gov/files/document/icd-10-ms-drgs-version-371-effective-april-1-2020.pdf

I am sharing the link to the CMS "Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies and Final Call Letter" Dated April 1, 2019 This post highlights these sections: Alternative Payment Condition Count Model Relative Factors p 74, 82, 83 Disease Coefficients  pg 75 Disease Hierarchies for the 2020 Alternative Payment Condition Count Model p 84 Happy reading! https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/Downloads/Announcement2020.pdf Disclaimer: This guidance is to be used for an easy reference; the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code books and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are the authoritative references for accurate and complete coding. This blog may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations.  The information presented herei