FY2026 Code Updates: What Matters Most

The FY2026 ICD-10-CM updates are here! 🎉 Join Jan Milliman, HCS-D (Director, AHCC), along with AHCC Advisory Board members Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, COS-C and Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, COS-C, as they unpack the most important coding changes for home health, hospice, and beyond. 👉 Perfect for home health coders, clinicians, compliance professionals, and anyone preparing for FY2026. 📌 What You’ll Learn in This Episode * What the code transition means for billing & documentation * Key specialty updates: hospice, diabetes, obesity, hypertensive heart disease * New guidelines for obesity (April 2025) & E11.A T2DM in remission * High-impact changes in hypercholesterolemia, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy * Ulcer & wound coding updates (L98.4 and more) * COPD + chronic bronchitis clarifications * New anatomy and site changes (e.g., flank, pelvis reclassification) * Updates on fluoroquinolones and genetic susceptibility * Real-world coding scenarios and AHCC updates ⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps 1:29 Code Transition 2:15 What This Means for Billing 3:15 What About Hospice? 3:46 Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma 4:36 Tabular and Index Updates 5:29 E11.A – T2DM in remission 7:10 E11.A Guideline 7:29 Diabetes Mellitus with Venous Insufficiency 8:40 Obesity – new guideline (Apr 2025), Coding Clinic Q1 2025 9:32 Hypercholesterolemia 10:08 Multiple Sclerosis 12:12 Muscular Dystrophy 13:24 Hypertensive Heart Disease changes 14:39 Hypertension + Heart Disease guideline 16:16 HTN Examples 17:21 L98.4 – Non-pressure chronic ulcer NEC 18:22 Ulcer Codes 20:10 COPD + Chronic Bronchitis 21:16 Flank as a new site 22:13 Pelvis → M80.0B reclassification 23:06 Fluoroquinolones 24:05 Genetic Susceptibility 25:47 Scenario Spotlight 26:06 August Scenario 27:52 August Scenario Answer 28:40 September Scenario 29:30 Product Spotlight: Home Health Pro 30:00 AHCC Updates: Advisory Board + Member Survey Resources & Links 🔗 CMS ICD-10-CM code files: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes 🔗 Learn more about Home Health Pro: https://decisionhealth.com/homehealthpro 🔗 Take the AHCC Member Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7SKBX2J 🔗 Download the slides: https://ahcc.decisionhealth.com/ahcc-talk-episode-83-fy2026-coding-update/ 🔗 Join us for the next live airing of AHCC Talk: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2224811617290518541?source=yt 📧 Have a question, episode idea, or guest suggestion? Email Jan Milliman at: [email protected] 👍 If this video was helpful, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss the next AHCC Talk! #HomeHealthCoding #ICD10 #HomeHealth #AHCC #FY2026 #HospiceCoding