CMS releases alert on new ICD-9, ICD-10 exclusions

Editor's Note

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an alert May 23 on newly excluded ICD diagnosis codes that will no longer be accepted starting January 7, 2017.

The codes include:

• T88.8XXA (Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter)
• T88.8XXD (Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter)
• T88.8XXS (Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified, sequela)
• T88.9XXA (Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, initial encounter)
• T88.9XXD (Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, subsequent encounter)
• T88.9XXS (Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, sequela).