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Get Ready for NCD Changes to Parallel ICD-10 Implementation
Published on Fri Apr 19, 2013
Your ‘covered diagnoses’ lists will accommodate new code set. You know that you’ll have to start using ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2014, but have you ever thought about how that will mesh with National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) that list ICD-9 codes to show testing medical necessity? The time has come ensure timely replacement of applicable ICD-9 codes with corresponding ICD-10 [...]