tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 29

ICD-10: CMS Updates ICD-10 Instructions

New advice more accurately mirrors the current ICD-9 regulations. Although ICD-10 won’t be taking effect this October as originally planned, that doesn’t mean CMS has stopped preparing for the new diagnosis coding system. In fact, the agency released a transmittal last week that should help you clarify some of the rules surrounding how you’ll report these codes when insurers start requiring them next year. CMS issued Transmittal 3020 on Aug. 8, and it announces revisions to the official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines which put them more in line with the current ICD-9 rules. For example, CMS revised...

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