ICD 10 Coding Alert

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CMS Is Converting Coverage Decisions to Include ICD-10 Codes

Plus: Medicaid contractors are working to meet ICD-10 deadline.As of publication date, CMS has not instituted any delay or elimination of ICD-10, which means you'll need to be ready to use the new code set by Oct. 1, 2013 " less than two years away. Fortunately, medical practices aren't the only ones working hard to meet the deadline. Contractors, vendors, and individual states are steadily readying their systems for ICD-10 claims processing.Medicaid: Because Medicaid rules and policies vary on a state-by-state basis, some practices may be expecting states to be on different pages when it comes to ICD-10 implementation. But that would be an inaccurate assumption, CMS reps said during a Nov. 17 "ICD-10 Implementation" call."I can tell you that most states are still conducting impact analyses and gathering business requirements for the things needed to accommodate the implementation of ICD-10," said CMS's Elizabeth Reed during the call. "CMS currently [...]
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