Get a Glimpse at ICD-10 Codes for Cough, Back Pain, and More
Published on Tue Feb 09, 2010
Wrap your brain around using letters in your diagnosis codes. If you aren't curious about how the ICD-9 codes in "Add 2 More ICD-9 Weapons to Your Diagnostic Test Arsenal" crosswalk to ICD-10, maybe you should be. "The transition date for ICD-10 codes is Oct 1, 2013," stressed CMS's Stewart Streimer during a CMS-sponsored Open Door Forum. "That's really the drop-dead date for those of you that have familiarized yourselves with the Final Rule regarding ICD-10 ... but there are a lot of things that must happen before then, and I expect many of the payers may even require ICD-10 codes before then so a sufficient amount of testing can take place," he said. Choosing Vendors? Speak Up Today isn't too soon to start thinking about ICD-10, says Helen Avery, CPC-I, CHC, senior coding and revenue cycle consultant at Los Angeles-based Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting Inc. The more familiar you are [...]