On Demand: 2025 ICD-10-CM CV Coding Updates-Webinar Recording

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Jamie Quimby, Director of Coding at MedAxiom's Revenue Cycle Solutions team, led a webcast on the fiscal year 2025 ICD-10-CM coding updates, focusing primarily on cardiovascular coding changes. The session began with housekeeping reminders, aiming to assist participants in accessing presentation slides and managing technical issues. Quimby addressed new coding guidelines, emphasizing that questions should be submitted via the Q&A box for response at the end of the webcast.<br /><br />Key points discussed included the importance of correctly sequencing codes, especially for cardiovascular conditions, and the presumption of a causal relationship between hypertension and other heart or kidney conditions. Quimby specified that for patients with heart disease, chronic kidney disease, or both alongside hypertension, proper coding following ICD-10-CM guidelines must be applied unless documented otherwise by a provider.<br /><br />She then reviewed the ICD-10-CM coding updates across various chapters. Changes included new codes for different types of diabetes, hypoglycemia, obesity classifications, and specific cardiovascular conditions such as cement embolism of the pulmonary artery. Quimby highlighted the addition of codes for conditions like bicuspid aortic valves and congenital mitral valve clefts.<br /><br />Finally, Quimby discussed ICD-11, noting its global implementation in January 2022 and potential future application in the U.S. The closing segment involved answering participant questions, emphasizing the necessity of specific documentation to support accurate diagnosis coding and the significance of understanding ICD-10-CM guidelines for effective revenue cycle management in healthcare settings.

Keywords

ICD-10-CM

coding updates

cardiovascular coding

Jamie Quimby

MedAxiom

hypertension

heart disease

chronic kidney disease

diabetes

ICD-11

revenue cycle management