Effective October 1, 2020: 2021 ICD-10 Codes
To help you avoid rejections and denials, all NextGen Healthcare clients—including those managed by NextGen® Managed Cloud Services—must act now to update ICD-10 codes.
To ensure a smooth transition, we’ve created a Success Community article titled 2021 ICD-10 Update Process Overview that contains step-by-step instructions to update your ICD-10 codes.
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The updated 2021 ICD-10-CM and 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes must be used for discharges and patient encounters effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. The changes include:
- 490 new codes
- 47 code revisions
- 58 deletions
CMS Guidelines for ICD-10 Coding and Reporting FY 2021 are available here.
Please direct concerns or questions to AskICD10@nextgen.com.
You may also submit a case through the NextGen Healthcare Success Community using the category Practice Management (PM) and the topic ICD10 Code Import. If it is Adaptive Content Engine-related, use the category of Adaptive Content Engine, and topic of KBM Ancillary Tools.