In 2022, there were 159 new codes; the 2023 ICD-10-CM code update includes 1,176 new, 28 revised, and 287 deleted codes - a substantial change from last year. The 2023 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for discharges from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, and for patient encounters from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

Some of the most notable changes are in dementia, endometriosis, maternal care for fetal disorders, and head injuries. In addition, with the new electric bikes becoming so popular, they have added motorcycle/electric bike accidents and deleted several types of motorcycle accidents/collisions, for example, V20.11 - Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic.  

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) have been added to Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services. SDOH is a new concept to track conditions contributing to health, quality of life, and risks in the environments where people are born, live, and work, to name a few.  There are three new Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) codes: Z59.82 - Transportation insecurity; Z59.86 - Financial insecurity; and Z59.87 - Material hardship. 

A few of the changes made in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System include replacing the word "dementia" in codes G31.09 and G31.83. "Dementia" has been replaced with the term "neurocognitive disorder." For example, the current descriptor for "Other frontotemporal dementia" is now "Other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder." Keep an eye on the code sequencing or "use additional code" note to fully report the condition. According to the common language description by the AMA, "When the documentation identifies another type of FTD (other than Pick's), it is reported as Other frontotemporal dementia (G31.09.)."

With the expansion of dementia codes, code F01.51 (Vascular dementia with behavioral disturbance) is no longer being used; 23 new codes are replacing F01.51. The CMS initiative to gather clinical data to enhance care for dementia patients requires additional detail in the documentation. The information below will address the new 2023 requirements for reporting and tracking dementia codes. The new codes include the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and will be used for collecting data on the associated conditions.

The severity of dementia is now identified as mild, moderate, and severe. Other characteristics and changes are associated with behavioral and psychological conditions, such as agitation, psychosis, mood, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety. There are three types of conditions associated with dementia that are now considered in the new codes.

Psychotic disorders associated with dementia are identified in the code inclusion terms as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, and delusional state. 

Mood disorders associated with dementia are identified in the code inclusion terms as depression, apathy (lacking emotion), and anhedonia (decreased ability to feel pleasure). Studies have shown a correlation between mood disorders and lower quality of life scores.

Use additional code, if applicable, to identify wandering in unspecified dementia (Z91.83 - Wandering in diseases classified elsewhere) with some of the new codes, such as G31.09 and G31.83.  

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