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CMS Solidifies 2015 Date, Clarifies Testing

Published on Tue Aug 19, 2014

The agency also offers an alternative claim submission method. Although the latest ICD-10 implementation date was proposed as Oct. 1, 2015, it wasn’t set in stone — until now. On July 31, CMS announced that the 2015 date has been finalized as the deadline for ICD-10 implementation. After Sept. 30, 2015, ICD-9 codes will no longer be accepted. Because the [...]
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