BC Advantage - 2015 Issue 7

CMS to Implement Over 320 ICD-10 Codes for Primary Causes of End Stage Renal Disease for Patients with End Stage Renal Disease

On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will adopt the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) to be followed by all health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses that are covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The ninth revision of the ICD is currently in use; the tenth revision is designed to improve the coding of patient diagnoses and procedures. ICD-10 features thousands of diagnosis and procedure codes that are more detailed than those in ICD-9. To help support the transition from...

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