2027 ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG Updates

2027 ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG Updates

Available ON-DEMAND

Launch date: September 1, 2026

Presented by: James F. Salter IV, CCS

Coders will face new codes and guidelines operations in the 2027 ICD-10-PCS update. The codes and MS-DRG changes go into effect October 1, so coders must familiarize themselves with the new modifications. Doing so will help ensure that services are accurately rendered. Delve into this 60-minute program for a complete update, covering both the changes to MS-DRGs and the various ICD-10-PCS code changes.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Determine potential areas of documentation improvement for new and revised codes
• Explain changes to various MS-DRG classifications
• Identify new and revised code descriptions for the 2027 ICD-10-PCS code set

Agenda

• Updates to the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines
• New, revised and deleted ICD-10-PCS codes
• Updates to MS-DRGs (Version 44)

This webinar is available in the Loyal Listener Library and Customer Webinar Library as of September 1, 2026.

2027 ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG Updates

Who Should Attend

• Inpatient coding staff and managers
• Clinical staff
• Nursing staff
• Medical staff coders
• CDI professionals
• HIM managers and staff
• Compliance staff
• Chargemaster coordinators
• Finance staff
• Billing staff
• Auditors
• Revenue integrity staff

2027 ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG Updates

Faculty

James F. Salter IV, CCS, serves as a Coding Regulatory Education Specialist for the Certified Coder Boot Camp® programs. He is a contributor to the Certified Coder Boot Camp® – Inpatient Version. As a consultant for HCPro, James works with hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers on a wide range of coding-related issues with a particular focus on education, coding reviews, and audits.

2027 ICD-10-PCS and MS-DRG Updates

Continuing Education

The following types of Continuing Education are offered only after the completion of all courses and the successful completion (80% pass rate) of the final exam. Upon achieving a passing exam score, users will be directed to a course evaluation that will open in a separate window which will need to be completed and submitted for both instant download and email delivery of all applicable CE certificates.

The ability to claim these credits for this webinar expires on Aug. 30, 2027.

AAPC
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

ACDIS
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education units towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist certification, offered as a service of the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS).

AHIMA
This program has been approved for up to 1 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Disclosure Statement

Please note the planners, presenter(s), and contributors to this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies pertaining to this activity.