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The following questions and answers were jointly developed and approved by the American Hospital Association’s Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and the American…
ICD-10-CM Coding for Human Trafficking
The first ICD-10-CM codes for classifying human trafficking abuse have been released. See below for the latest coding resources.
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Human trafficking is a public health concern many hospitals and health systems are combating every day. It is a crime, occurring when a trafficker exploits an individual with force, fraud or coercion to make them perform commercial work or sex.
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Fact Sheet: ICD-10-CM Coding for Human Trafficking
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In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted new ICD codes to describe human trafficking (HT). These specific HT codes allow healthcare…
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