List of Valid ICD-10-CM Codes
CMS has posted a complete list of the 2016 ICD-10-CM valid codes and code titles on the 2016 ICD-10-CM and GEMs web page
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/2016-Code-Descriptions-in-Tabular-Order.zip
. The file is named icd10cm_codes_2016.txt. This file will be useful for physician offices and other providers who want to check to make sure that they are reporting all characters in a valid ICD-10-CM code. The codes are listed in tabular order (the order found in the ICD-10-CM code book). This list should assist providers who are unsure if additional characters are needed, such as the addition of a 7th character in order to arrive at a valid code.
A similar list of the 2016 ICD-10-PCS valid codes and code titles is available on the 2016 ICD-10 PCS and GEMs web page. The file is named icd10pcs_codes_2016.txt.
Use of Unspecified Codes in ICD-10-CM
CMS has a number of resources that explain unspecified codes and how they should be used in ICD-10-CM:
• MLN Matters® Article SE1518, “Information and Resources for Submitting Correct ICD-10
Codes to Medicare”
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1518.pdf
• ICD-10 Basics MLN Connects National Provider Call – Call Materials from August 22, 2013
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events-Items/2013-08-22-ICD-10-Call.html?DLPage=1&DLEntries=10&DLFilter=ICD-10&DLSort=0&DLSortDir=descending
•More ICD-10 Coding Basics MLN Connects Call – Call Materials from June 4, 2014
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events-Items/2014-06-04-ICD-10-Coding-Basics.html?DLPage=1&DLEntries=10&DLFilter=ICD-10&DLSort=0&DLSortDir=descending
• ICD-10 Coding Basics MLN Connects Video – January 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCV6aFlA-Sc&feature=youtu.be
• Coding for ICD-10-CM: More of the Basics MLN Connects Video – December 2014
Visit the ICD-10 Medicare Fee-For-Service Provider Resources web page for a complete list of
Medicare Learning Network educational materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s86pXhhOG7c&list=UUhHTRPxz8awulGaTMh3SAkA
One can get a free download of the icd-10 from the World Healh Organization (the agency that does the ICDs) website. You can either use it as an e copy or download and file/print it. You can also download specific portions of it instead of the whole when your billing is specialized such as as mental health. The web site is http://www.who.int