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New Diagnostic Code R76.81 Can Be Used to Identify Those at Risk of Developing RA

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How to Use the New Code

Now that code R76.81 has been officially released, Ms. Chung-Gardiner says it can be used by providers and defined by coders through medical record review without any difficulties in documentation. Stay tuned for a series of new coding-related scenarios from the ACR practice department that will help members understand what needs to be documented in the patient records for coding accuracy.

In the meantime, if ACR members have any questions about code R76.81 or need additional information to apply the new ICD-10 code, they should contact the ACR coding department at [email protected].

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Carina Stanton is a freelance science journalist based in Denver.

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