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ICD-9 Freeze Will Spare You New Updates This Year

Published on Tue Oct 09, 2012

Question: Are there any ICD-9-CM updates planned for 2013? Iowa Subscriber Answer: No ICD-9-CM diagnosis code updates are planned for ICD-9 2013 (effective Oct. 1, 2012). There's a freeze in place until ICD-10-CM replaces ICD-9-CM. Potential changes for the annual ICD-9-CM update usually appear at this time of year in CMS's Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, but this year's IPPS indicated you won't have to deal with any changes. Practices can focus on ICD-10 preparation instead.
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