Urology Coding Alert

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Catch Up to ICD-10 Timeline

Question: We just learned about ICD-9 Codes 2012 changes that go into effect Oct. 1, 2011. How many more ICD-9 updates will we have before we need to switch to ICD-10? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: With ICD-10 implementation set for October 1, 2013, the ICD- 9 Coordination and Maintenance Committee has implemented a partial freeze of ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes in the interim. The approved schedule will be: The last regular, annual updates to both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code sets will be made on October 1, 2011 On October 1, 2012, there will be only limited code updates to both the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code sets to capture new technologies and diagnoses On October 1, 2013, there will be only limited code updates to ICD-10 code sets to capture new technologies and diagnoses On October 1, 2014, regular updates to ICD-10 will begin.
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