Recommended updates to the lipedema.org coding page Aug 19 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.lipedema.org\/about-lipedema<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The information on the www.lipedema.org web page (Aug 19, 2020) is confusing and incorrect. Please see the update below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On June 12, 2020 an ICD-10-CM evaluation committee, headed by Dr. Karen Herbst with support from the American Vein and Lymphatic Society, submitted new ICD-10-CM codes to the NCHS\/CDC for approval. If approved they would be included in the 2022 ICD-10-CM code set used in the United States. These codes include three stages (similar to the German codes) plus a code for lipolymphedema. A copy of the submission is available on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ICD-11 code listed, while it may be accurate would be confusing to most everyone. ICD-10-CM was adopted in the United States in 2015, roughly ten years after adoption worldwide. While ICD-11 won\u2019t be as dramatic, I do not foresee any ICD-11 implementation in the United States for 7-10 years. The earliest date for reporting worldwide is currently January 2022. Note that the United States uses ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modifications) a set unique to the United States. Most of the EU does not use the German ICD-10 codes (which include stages).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ICD-9 codes are irrelevant. Don\u2019t use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R60 is an incomplete code. This group requires four characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three ICD-10-CM codes used to report lipedema in the United States. There is no specific code, in the tabular list, listed as uniquely lipedema. The three, in order of usage, are: R60.9 Edema (In the ICD-10-CM index this code is crosswalked to lipedema), Q82.0 Familial Hereditary Edema, and E88.2: Adiposis dolorosa; Lipomatosis dolorosa (Dercum\u2019s disease).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neither of the codes above is specifically incorrect or specifically accurate\u2014but it is all we have until we have new codes; be sure to discuss the code options with your Provider and we do recommend including stages in the documentation even though there are currently no lipedema stage codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please contact me if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeffrey Restuccio, CPC, COC<\/p>\n\n\n\n (901) 517-1705<\/p>\n\n\n\n lipoforlipedemareimbursement<\/p>\n\n\n\n at gmail dot com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recommended updates to the lipedema.org coding page Aug 19 2020. https:\/\/www.lipedema.org\/about-lipedema The information on the www.lipedema.org web page (Aug 19, 2020) is confusing and incorrect. Please see the update below. On June 12, 2020 an ICD-10-CM evaluation committee, headed by Dr. Karen Herbst with support from the American Vein and… Continue reading