New COVID-19 MS-DRG Assignment, Effective April 1
New COVID-19 MS-DRG V37 Assignment, Effective April 1
ICD-10-CM code U07.1 COVID-19 was effective as of April 1, 2020, in the US. This was pushed up from the normal effective date of October 1 for new codes. The reasoning for this unprecedented change is for the urgent need for immediate data collection. Furthermore, CMS has released a new update on 3/23/2020: “The ICD-10 MCE Version 37.1 R1 uses edits for the ICD-10 codes reported to validate correct coding on claims for discharges on or after April 1, 2020″ (2020). The ICD-10 MS-DRG assignments V37.1 R1 Grouper software package is effective for discharges on or after April 1, 2020.
Additionally, do you want to learn how to apply the new 2022 ICD-10 COVID-19 codes? Sign up for our COVID-19 ICD-10 Coding Learning Path; you’ll find out how to code Coronavirus infections, symptoms, screening, post-COVID-19 condition, treatments and vaccines. The webinar also provides an update to the FY2022 Official Coding Guidelines for COVID-19.
The ICD-10 MS-DRG V37.1 R1 Grouper Software, Definitions Manual Table of Contents, and the Definitions of Medicare Code Edits V37.1 R1 manual will be available here.
The Index and Tabular Addenda for new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19, is available via the CDC website.
More information on the CDC Update (3/18/2020) can be found in our previous article, “Update: New ICD-10 Code For COVID-19 Effective April 1.”
Find the full update on MS-DRG assignments V37.1 R1 released by CMS here.
Finally, do you want to learn how to apply the new 2022 ICD-10 COVID-19 codes? Sign up for our COVID-19 ICD-10 Coding Learning Path. You’ll find out how to code Coronavirus infections, symptoms, screening, post-COVID-19 condition, treatments and vaccines. The webinar also provides an update to the FY2022 Official Coding Guidelines for COVID-19.
