ICD-10 :
CMS Offers Guidance on Guidance on ICD-9 to ICD-10 Crosswalks
Published on Sun May 24, 2009
Carriers will continue to accept ICD-9 codes 'for a period of time.' Although confusion about the ICD-10 transition abounds among medical practices, CMS aimed to assuage some concerns during a recent CMS open door forum on the topic. For instance: The implementation date for ICD-10 remains Oct. 1, 2013, but after that date, carriers will accept ICD-9 codes for services with dates of services prior to Oct. 1, 2013 "for a period of time," noted Pat Brooks, senior technical advisor with CMS, during the call. However, CMS has not revealed how long after the ICD-10 implementation date it will accept those codes. What this means: "When the time comes, practices will want to submit their claims for dates of services prior to Oct. 1, 2013 as quickly as possible," notes coder Liza Shuman with Health Care Consultants in Boston. "The phrase 'for a period of time' seems to indicate that [...]