tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 7

News You Can Use: CMS Offers No Breathing Room With ICD-9/HCPCS Transition

Elimination of grace period boxes you in to Oct.1 Set your calendars, practices: CMS isn't cutting anyone slack this fall when the new ICD-9 and HCPCS codes take effect. Starting Oct. 1, 2004, you either assign the new codes or expect denials, the agency says. According to two Feb. 6 CMS transmittals (Nos. 89 and 95), the grace period allowed providers "to ascertain the new codes and learn about the discontinued codes," CMS says. But "HIPAA Transaction Standards eliminated the 90-day grace period for updating codes and requires providers to use the ICD-9 code in effect when...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.