New ICD-10-CM Code by the World Health Organization Paves the Way for Improved NAFLD Diagnostics Including ENDRA Life Sciences’ TAEUS System
Code Complements Important Advancements by the Pharmaceutical Industry and Revised Medical Association Guidelines
The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), is a global coding system used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursementpurposes. These codes are issued by the
ENDRA believes the issuance of the ICD-10 K76.0 code specifically for NAFLD measurement represents a significant opportunity for innovation in liver health diagnostics as healthcare providers now have a clearer pathway to integrate advanced diagnostic technologies. This encourages the adoption of state-of-the-art methods such as ENDRA's
"As we witness a rising prevalence of NAFLD globally, the inclusion of this condition in the ICD-10 coding framework marks a critical step toward better healthcare outcomes," said
The pharmaceutical industry continues to make important clinical and regulatory advancements in their commitment to addressing the large and growing unmet market opportunity of liver disease, including a drug candidate under review by the FDA that has the potential to become the first therapeutic approved for NASH.
Medical associations have also heightened their focus on screening for NAFLD, as evidenced by the following:
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In
June 2023 , theAmerican Diabetes Association updated their Standards of Care in Diabetes [Section 4.11a] to state, “Adults with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, particularly those with obesity or cardiometabolic risk factors/established cardiovascular disease should be screened/risk stratified for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with clinically significant fibrosis (defined as moderate fibrosis to cirrhosis) using a calculated fibrosis-4 index (derived from age, ALT, AST, and platelets), even if they have normal liver enzymes.” -
Similarly, in
March 2022 theAmerican Association of Clinical Endocrinology updated their Clinical Practice Guidelines of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinical Settings to state, “Clinicians should consider persons with obesity and/or features of metabolic syndrome, those with prediabetes or T2D, and those with hepatic steatosis on any imaging study and/or persistently elevated plasma aminotransferase levels to be ‘high risk’ and screen for NAFLD and advanced fibrosis.”
“ENDRA is dedicated to advancing liver health diagnostics through innovation,” stated
“The acknowledgment of NAFLD in the reimbursement landscape not only benefits patients by enhancing access to diagnostic services, but also signals a broader shift toward more proactive and preventive healthcare measures. It is a call to action for the medical community to prioritize liver health, and for the developers of diagnostic tools to support healthcare providers through innovative technologies,” he concluded.
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