tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 11

ICD-10: Understand Grace Period

Check out these resources, too. You’re using ICD-10, and you’re not too sure you’re doing it right. You’ve heard something about a “grace period,” but what does that mean, exactly. Not: The grace period doesn’t mean you should still be using ICD-9 for Medicare or any other payers that converted to ICD-10 on Oct. 1. But you just might get a little grace — read on to see how.  Get to the Right Family The grace comes in the form of leniency on getting the ICD-10 code exactly right. If you...

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