CDC releases new ICD-10 codes for COVID-19-related illnesses

The CDC issued six new ICD-10 codes for COVID-19-related conditions that will go into effect Jan. 1.

The CDC's Dec. 3 announcement came about a week after CMS said it was assigning Medicare severity diagnosis related groups to six new diagnosis codes for the same COVID-19-related illnesses. The codes for both agencies will go into effect Jan. 1.

The new ICD-10 codes are for the following COVID-19-related illnesses:

1. Encounter for screening for COVID-19 (Z11.52)
   
   
2. Contact with and suspected exposure to COVID-19 (Z20.822)
   
   
3. Personal history of COVID-19 (Z86.16)
   
   
4. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (M35.81)
   
   
5. Other specified systemic involvement of connective tissue (M35.89)
   
   
6. Pneumonia due to COVID-19 (J12.82)