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Are You Ready For the End of the CMS ICD-10 Grace Period?

Published on Mon Oct 17, 2016

  Check out these ED-relevant unspecified codes to prevent future denials. October 1, 2016 marks the end of the one year grace period for post payment reviews related to ICD-10 specificity. That means your ICD-10 coding needs to be accurate enough to stand up to CMS scrutiny. Problem: Widespread use of unspecified codes could cause claim rejections and post payment reviews.  [...]
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