CDC will Include New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code for a Rare Disease in Fall - MD Magazine

In October, a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code will be activated for APDS, a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, which will enable physicians and payers to add the diagnosis to patient charts for the first time in the US.

A new diagnosis code for reporting cases of activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS) will be included in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modific… [+3333 chars]

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