The CDC posted FY2022 addenda to its website on June 23. In addition to 159 new codes, this update also includes 20 revised codes and 32 codes deemed invalid.
Several new codes capture various social determinants of health, including Z55.5 (Less than a high school diploma), Z58.6 (Inadequate drinking-water supply), and Z59.00 (Homelessness unspecified).
Industry experts noted that social determinants of health codes are beneficial as they will be essential items in OASIS-E.
Coders will find more than a dozen new codes that describe poisonings, adverse effects, and underdosing for synthetic cannabinoids. Example codes include T40.721A (Poisoning by synthetic cannabinoids, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter) and T40.725A (Adverse effect of synthetic cannabinoids, initial encounter).
The final update also includes eight new codes to capture irritant contact dermatitis, including L24.A1 (Irritant contact dermatitis due to saliva) and L24.B0 (Irritant contact dermatitis related to unspecified stoma or fistula).
View the final code update here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm