BBM: it appears so, but I suspect it can evolve
Interoperability Planning for 2019 novel Coronavirus Surveillance - HDD Access
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name: 2019 novel Coronavirus. The World Health Organization updated the name 2/11/2020 to COVID-19. In
addition to ICD-10-CM codes for diagnosis recording, two other international terminologies have added codes to enable clinical systems to track occurrence through embedded observations and testing: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) for the assay identification and Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) for the microorganism entities. These two standards development organizations release international versions twice a year (typically January and June), but also have
processes in place for non-scheduled events such as disease outbreaks and other issues that impact global health.
The following actions have been taken in the last two weeks internationally for public health surveillance through computer systems. SNOMED CT’s international release was announced January 31st, and even with the typical content life cycle taking months to curate, the dedicated staff provided terms in the organism, substance, event, disorder, procedure and situation domains: ...
2019 novel coronavirus - 3M Inside Angle
Please note that 2019-nCoV is a different coronavirus than those associated with MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). If there is evidence that a patient has SARS-associated coronavirus and the documentation is unclear, vague, or conflicting, then a query is appropriate to make certain the virus is classified appropriately. Codes identifying SARS-associated coronavirus include:
- Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus: J12.81 (Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus)
- Sepsis due to SARS-associated coronavirus: A41.89 and B97.21 (SARS-associated coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere)
I will be monitoring the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and/or the American Hospital Association (AHA)/Coding Clinic for any official coding advice relative to this coronavirus that may be issued and will post updates accordingly.
