Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2022B2)
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Appendix A - Code Tables Appendix A Code Tables were revised to reflect the ICD-10 code updates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, effective for discharges October 1,2022.

Table 2.0 E/M Codes for Hospital Outpatient Encounters CPT® codes updated to reflect CPT® Terminology updates.
PC-06: P55.8 Other hemolytic diseases of newborn and P55.9 Hemolytic disease of newborn, unspecified have been removed from Table 11.31: Fetal Conditions and added to Table 11.33: Neonatal Jaundice. Patients with Length of Stay greater than 5 days and codes on Table: 11.33 Neonatal Jaundice will be removed from the numerator if they have no Moderate or Severe Complication Codes.
Multiple Codes added, removed, or revised per 2023 updates on the following tables:
Table 2.0 E/M Codes for Hospital Outpatient Encounters CPT® codes updated to reflect CPT® Terminology updates
Table 10.01 Mental Disorders-HBIPS/ED
Table 10.02 Mental Disorders-ED
Table 11.07 Conditions Possibly Justifying Elective Delivery
Table 11.30 Congenital Malformations
Table 11.31 Fetal Conditions
Table 11.35 Social Indications
Table 11.50 Moderate Respiratory Complications with LOS
Table 12.10 Organ Transplant During Current Hospitalization
Table 13.1 Alcohol Dependence
Table 8.2e Surgical Intervention Procedures
Table 8.2f Traumatic Brain Injury

PC-06: Table 11.31 Fetal Conditions-Codes Removed:
P558 Other hemolytic diseases of newborn
P559 Hemolytic disease of newborn, unspecified

Table 11.33 Neonatal Jaundice-Codes Added:
P558 Other hemolytic diseases of newborn
P559 Hemolytic disease of newborn, unspecified

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