{"id":388,"date":"2026-02-15T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=388"},"modified":"2026-02-15T13:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:11:01","slug":"2021-update-for-icd-10-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/?product=2021-update-for-icd-10-cm","title":{"rendered":"2021 Update for ICD-10-CM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS) annually updates the ICD-10-CM diagnoses code manual on October 1st.\u00a0 This year is no different.\u00a0 For 2021 there are 490 new codes, including those related to COVID-19, as well as 47 revised and 58 deleted codes.\u00a0 Not implementing these code changes in your office on October 1st may cause denial of claims and delay in reimbursement for professional medical claims.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Session highlights:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes to the Official ICD-10-CMGuidelines for 2021<\/li>\n<li>New codes for sickle cell conditions<\/li>\n<li>Codes added for vaping related disorders<\/li>\n<li>The latest changes for COVD-19<\/li>\n<li>Pathological fracture code expansion<\/li>\n<li>Rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses changes<\/li>\n<li>New code for headache<\/li>\n<li>Other changes to kidney disease and alcohol use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><br \/>\nBenefits of attending session:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ICD-10-CM codes changes are effective on October 1, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Utilization of invalid codes will cause claim denial<\/li>\n<li>Reimbursement can be delayed because of claims errors<\/li>\n<li>Insurance companies will update their policies related to medical necessity with the new diagnoses codes.<\/li>\n<li>The use of invalid diagnoses codes can be considered non-compliant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Who should attend?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, coder, biller, auditor, claims adjuster, claims processor, nurse, medical assistant, manager, administrator, surgery scheduler, prior authorization specialist<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date : December 23, 2020<br \/>\nTime: 01:00 PM ET<br \/>\nDuration: 60 Minutes<br \/>\nSpeaker : Lynn Anderanin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":390,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[23,21,18],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-388","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-all-trainings","7":"product_cat-healthcare","8":"product_cat-on-demand","9":"grid-sizer","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=388"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=388"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newcompliances.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}