tci E/M Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 9

ICD-10: Dig Into the Details of CMS's ICD-10 Announcement

Watch out: Other payers may not have a grace period. If you are confused by the July 6 CMS statement about ICD-10 implementation, you are not alone. The announcement that CMS won’t deny claims with incorrect ICD-10 codes until 2016 eased many practice’s ICD-10 panic. But the notice also raised several questions about the decision, how it will actually work, and whether practices can truly count on a one-year grace period. Fortunately, CMS didn’t leave practices hanging for too long, and on July 27, the agency released 13 FAQs about how the ICD-10 transition will happen...

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