New ICD-10-CM Code for Post-COVID Conditions, Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS) has implemented an additional code into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for reporting:

• Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified (U09.9)

This new code became effective October 1, 2021, to identify conditions following acute COVID-19. The code should be used for patients with a history of probable or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection who are identified with a post-COVID condition. In addition, assign code(s) for specific conditions and/or symptoms identified. Full addenda information regarding this new code, along with other codes and code titles is available.

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/announcement-new-icd-code-for-post-covid-condition-april-2022-final.pdf