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Compliance:

Prepare For Solid Dx Claims As 'Grace Period' Ends

Published on Tue Aug 16, 2016

Never miss listing all required digits. If you’ve been relying heavily on CMS’s year-long “free pass” to avoid ICD-10-CM claims denials, get ready for that grace period to end on Oct. 1. You’ll recall that your surgery practice simply had to report a diagnosis to the proper family to avoid denials ever since ICD-10-CM went into effect last fall. Beware: [...]
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