WHO Wanted ICD-11, Part 2

Now that you have an understanding of the WHO, and the rationale and benefits of transitioning to ICD-11, let’s take a look at the ICD-11 itself. The WHO Overview of ICD-11 Here is a link to an ICD-11 Reference Guide, which is comprised of three parts. Part 1: An Introduction to ICD-11 Part 2: Using […]

On 18 June 2018, 18 years after the launch of ICD-10 and over the course of a decade of development, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a version of ICD-11. This version of ICD-11 will be presented to the World Health Assembly in May 2019 to allow the WHO Member States, including the United States, time to […]

New ICD-10-PCS codes involving articulating joint spacers were requested and presented by representatives of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons at the March 8, 2018 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. Although articulating spacers are not new, without a device character to specifically identify its use, […]