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CMS GIVES PROVIDERS AN EXTRA 2 YEARS TO IMPLEMENT ICD-10

Published on Fri Jan 23, 2009

New coding system target date is 2013, according to final rule. If you were concerned about the proposed ICD-10 implementation date of Oct. 1, 2011, take heart. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended that date by two years, according to a recently published Department of Health and Human Services final rule. You'll have to ensure compliance with ICD-10 by the effective date of Oct. 1, 2013, according to a Jan. 15 HHS press release. The new edition of the ICD manual will expand the code set from 17,000 codes, which ICD-9-CM currently has, to more than 155,000 codes, which ICD-10 includes. "HHS received more than 3,000 comments on the ICD-10 proposed rule, and support for transition to the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS is strong throughout the healthcare industry," says Kerry Weems, acting CMS administrator, in the release. Home care provider groups, including the National Association for Home Care [...]
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