Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
READER QUESTIONS:
Put ICD-10 Expectations on Ice
Published on Fri Apr 14, 2006
Question: Some of the coders in our oncology office have been talking about ICD-10. Are we going to switch to this system soon?
Alabama Subscriber
Answer: Don't throw out your ICD-9 manual yet. ICD-10 has been in the works for several years now, and the latest word is that ICD-10 won't debut until at least fall of 2007.
Experts say the ICD-10 draft is nearly complete and contains ICD-10-CM, diagnostic coding, and ICD-10-PCS, procedural coding for inpatients.
The first character of each ICD-10 code will be alphabetical, such as J81, (Pulmonary edema). And ICD-10 will include six-digit codes, some of which will be eligible for a seventh-digit diagnosis -modifier.-
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