The codes, announced Nov. 25, are for COVID-19 screening, suspected exposure to COVID-19, personal history of COVID-19, pneumonia caused by COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome and other systemic involvement of connective tissue.
The agency also plans to implement 21 new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, according to the American Hospital Association.
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