I want to start discussion about tracking ICD10CM codes (new and retired).
See the code below using Vocab version from ‘2021-04-21’ (well 21-APR-2021 )
d=concept %>% filter(vocabulary_id=='ICD10CM')
> d %>% count(invalid_reason)
invalid_reason n
1 95358
2 D 1566
> d %>% count(valid_start_date) %>% arrange(1)
valid_start_date n
1 19700101 63966
2 20061230 1403
3 20070101 6474
4 20091230 6
5 20100101 26
6 20101230 2
7 20110101 6
8 20120101 9077
9 20140101 11934
10 20140701 44
11 20170101 2305
12 20180101 418
13 20190101 317
14 20200101 328
15 20200401 2
16 20210101 616
> d %>% count(valid_end_date)%>% arrange(1)
valid_end_date n
1 20081231 4
2 20091231 902
3 20101231 157
4 20111231 103
5 20121231 21
6 20131231 9
7 20161231 212
8 20171231 122
9 20181231 3
10 20191231 7
11 20201231 26
12 20991231 95358
ICD10CM went into effect Oct 1 2015.
I have following topics to discuss
- There seem to be codes ending Dec 31 (and starting Jan 1) but some websites seem to imply that new codes end Sep 31 and start Oc 1. Who is right?
CMS website says: These 2020 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 and for patient encounters occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. - Valid start and end dates - should they reflect “tweaking the terminology” or “validity for coding”? (there is new and retired prior the big bang date of oct 1 2015. Which view is Athena adopting (billing validity or creation of codes as they evolved?)