CDC Announces Approval of ICD-10 Code for Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

[SheltieLover]

https://www.aapmr.org/members-publications/member-news/member-news-details/2021/07/20/cdc-announces-approval-of-icd-10-code-for-post-acute-sequelae-of-covid-19

Hopefully, this will put an end to "it's all in your head!"

[niyad]

1. Explanation?

[SheltieLover]

2. This legitimizes long haul, with a diagmostic code

[niyad]

4. Thank you.

[SheltieLover]

6. Yw

Sorry for confusion.

[dweller]

3. International classification of disease ICD

For long covid symptoms adopted Oct 1


✌🏻

[niyad]

5. Thank you.

[SheltieLover]

7. Ty!

Sorry for any confusion!

[Irish_Dem]

8. This means insurance companies will pay for the treatment of this illness.

It doesn't have to be called something else.

It is a legitimate illness now.

[SheltieLover]

10. And docs can dx

Rather than being in denial over a lack of a code to classify it under!

[Irish_Dem]

12. Exactly, it is a legit illness now.

Sometimes it takes awhile for the diagnostic codes to catch up to what clinicians are seeing in practice.

[SheltieLover]

13. Absolutely!

[Volaris]

14. In this case, it really didn't tho :)

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Also this is very good news for those who have been disabled by COVID

I know a fair number who will be greatly helped by this news.

[SheltieLover]

11. Absolutely!