We have a lot of new ICD 10 codes for 2018. Yes, the number of diagnosis is going to increase more in ICD 10 codebooks. Medical coders need to be really perfect in coding diagnosis codes.  We will be having around 300+ new ICD 10 codes in 2018.  Today, let use learn few of them.

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A0471 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, recurrent          
A0472 Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile, not specified as recurrent       
                            
                
C9620 Malignant mast cell neoplasm, unspecified           
C9621 Aggressive systemic mastocytosis             
C9622 Mast cell sarcoma             
C9629 Other malignant mast cell neoplasm           
                
                
D4701 Cutaneous mastocytosis              
D4702 Systemic mastocytosis              
D4709 Other mast cell neoplasms of uncertain behavior         
                
                
                
E1110 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis without coma        
E1111 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis with coma        
                
                
E8581 Light chain (AL) amyloidosis            
E8582 Wild-type transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis            
E8589 Other amyloidosis              
                
                
F1011 Alcohol abuse, in remission            
F1111 Opioid abuse, in remission            
F1211 Cannabis abuse, in remission            
F1311 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic abuse, in remission         
F1411 Cocaine abuse, in remission            
F1511 Other stimulant abuse, in remission           
F1611 Hallucinogen abuse, in remission            
F1811 Inhalant abuse, in remission            
F1911 Other psychoactive substance abuse, in remission          
F5082 Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder            
                
                
G1223 Primary lateral sclerosis             
G1224 Familial motor neuron disease            
G1225 Progressive spinal muscle atrophy 

           
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New ICD 10 codes for 2018  for Degenerative Myopia               

H442A1 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, right          
H442A2 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, left          
H442A3 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, bilateral          
H442A9 Degenerative myopia with choroidal neovascularization, unspecified          
H442B1 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, right          
H442B2 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, left          
H442B3 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, bilateral          
H442B9 Degenerative myopia with macular hole, unspecified          
H442C1 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, right          
H442C2 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, left          
H442C3 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, bilateral          
H442C9 Degenerative myopia with retinal detachment, unspecified          
H442D1 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, right eye          
H442D2 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, left eye          
H442D3 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, bilateral eye          
H442D9 Degenerative myopia with foveoschisis, unspecified eye          
H442E1 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, right          
H442E2 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, left          
H442E3 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, bilateral          
H442E9 Degenerative myopia with other maculopathy, unspecified 

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New ICD 10 codes for 2018 for Blindness

H540X33 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 3      
H540X34 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 4      
H540X35 Blindness right eye category 3, blindness left eye category 5      
H540X43 Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 3      
H540X44 Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 4      
H540X45 Blindness right eye category 4, blindness left eye category 5      
H540X53 Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 3      
H540X54 Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 4      
H540X55 Blindness right eye category 5, blindness left eye category 5      
                
H541131 Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 1     
H541132 Blindness right eye category 3, low vision left eye category 2     
H541141 Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 1     
H541142 Blindness right eye category 4, low vision left eye category 2     
H541151 Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 1     
H541152 Blindness right eye category 5, low vision left eye category 2     
H541213 Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 3     
H541214 Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 4     
H541215 Low vision right eye category 1, blindness left eye category 5     
H541223 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 3     
H541224 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 4     
H541225 Low vision right eye category 2, blindness left eye category 5     
H542X11 Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 1    
H542X12 Low vision right eye category 1, low vision left eye category 2    
H542X21 Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 1    
H542X22 Low vision right eye category 2, low vision left eye category 2    
                
H54413A Blindness right eye category 3, normal vision left eye       
H54414A Blindness right eye category 4, normal vision left eye       
H54415A Blindness right eye category 5, normal vision left eye       
H5442A3 Blindness left eye category 3, normal vision right eye       
H5442A4 Blindness left eye category 4, normal vision right eye       
H5442A5 Blindness left eye category 5, normal vision right eye       
                
H54511A Low vision right eye category 1, normal vision left eye      
H54512A Low vision right eye category 2, normal vision left eye      
H5452A1 Low vision left eye category 1, normal vision right eye      
H5452A2 Low vision left eye category 2, normal vision right eye      
                
                
I219 Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified            
I21A1 Myocardial infarction type 2            
I21A9 Other myocardial infarction type            
                
I2720 Pulmonary hypertension, unspecified             
I2721 Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension            
I2722 Pulmonary hypertension due to            
I2723 Pulmonary hypertension due to            
I2724 Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension            
I2729 Other secondary pulmonary hypertension            
                
I2783 Eisenmenger’s syndrome              
                
I50810 Right heart failure, unspecified            
I50811 Acute right heart failure            
I50812 Chronic right heart failure            
I50813 Acute on chronic right            
I50814 Right heart failure due            
I5082 Biventricular heart failure             
I5083 High output heart failure            
I5084 End stage heart failure            
I5089 Other heart failure             
                
                
K06010 Localized gingival recession, unspecified            
K06011 Localized gingival recession, minimal            
K06012 Localized gingival recession, moderate            
K06013 Localized gingival recession, severe            
K06020 Generalized gingival recession, unspecified            
K06021 Generalized gingival recession, minimal            
K06022 Generalized gingival recession, moderate            
K06023 Generalized gingival recession, severe            
                
K5650 Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction      
K5651 Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction          
K5652 Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction          
K56600 Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause         
K56601 Complete intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause         
K56609 Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction      
K56690 Other partial intestinal obstruction            
K56691 Other complete intestinal obstruction            
K56699 Other intestinal obstruction unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction      
                
K9130 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified            
K9131 Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction            
K9132 Postprocedural complete intestinal obstruction  

References: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2018-ICD-10-CM-and-GEMs.html