Master the ICD-10-CM Coding Changes for FY 2026

Wednesday September 24, 2025, 10:00 - 11:00am 

Fiscal Year 2026 introduces 487 new codes, with the most significant updates occurring in Chapter 19, which covers injuries, poisonings, and other external causes, totaling 249 changes. Additionally, Chapter 12, focusing on diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, sees 118 revisions. To stay informed about these updates and the modifications to the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, we invite you to participate in our comprehensive webinar. This session is tailored for professionals in home health and hospice, offering practical insights and opportunities to enhance your coding skills through interactive Test Your Knowledge cases that emphasize the recent changes.

Objectives:

• Identify the new coding changes that affect home health & hospice.
• Determine which codes now require greater specificity & updated coding instructions.
• Review updates & changes to coding guidelines for FY 2026 effective October 1, 2025.
• Discuss Test Your Knowledge cases to illustrate the new coding changes.

Highlights Include:

• Changes to Diabetes coding – new code for in remission with new reporting guidelines
• Updated codes for hypercholesterolemia
• Expansion of MS coding and updated coding guidelines for reporting
• Changes to excludes for Emphysema and COPD
• Additional codes for cellulitis, pain, contusions, unspecified wounds
• Additional locations added for non-pressure ulcer coding (71 new codes)
• Adverse Effect/Poisoning of fluoroquinolone antibiotics (includes cipro)
• New Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) codes
• Comprehensive update of HIV reporting guidelines
• More explicit directions for patient admissions/encounters on Antineoplastic Therapy

Audience: This is a necessary topic for Coders, QAPI Reviewers, Compliance, Revenue Cycle Team

Presenter:

Joan L. Usher, BS, RHIA, ACE-H, ACE-HH, is the President of JLU Health Record Systems and an AHIMA-approved trainer in ICD-10-CM. With over 35 years of consulting experience, she is a nationally recognized authority in ICD-10-CM coding and health information management. Usher's career commenced at a visiting nurse association, and she has held significant leadership roles, including President of the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association and a Board member from 2004 to 2011. Her contributions to the field have been acknowledged with both the Professional Achievement Award and the Distinguished Member Award from the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association. Additionally, she served on the Board of Directors for the Home Care Alliance of MA from 2012 to 2018 and is currently a director at the Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA since 2006.