tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 21

MEDICARE FORMS : HIPAA 5010 Form Paves the Way for ICD-10 Claims

Plus: Know what to ask your vendors. Want the scoop on how the new HIPAA 5010 form will affect your practice? Check out these highlights from a June 9 CMS open door forum on the topic: • The new 5010 form is making way for the ICD-10 code set. CMS describes the transition to ICD-10 as a "Y2K-like expansion of the claim record," said Chris Stahlecker, director of the division of Medicare billing procedures with CMS's office of information services, during the call. • CMS identified some enhancement processes that it would like to implement in its fee-for-service...

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