If you haven’t become familiar – OR – have not re-familiarized with CMS’s website lately, (Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services) – AND – if you participate in any of their programs, CMS has done a pretty decent job of posting ICD-10 Transition information in a “Quick Link” format. We have provided several for you below. Diagnosis Coding: 115 Page PDF Document CMS documentation and coding basics for clinicians by Specialty: Family Practice 31 Page PDF Document Internal Medicine 32 Page PDF Document Pediatrics 28 Page PDF Document OB/GYN 19 Page PDF Document Cardiology 29 Page PDF Document Orthopedics 36 Page PDF Document
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ICD-10 Claim Submission Testing
As of October 1, 2015, ICD-10 medical diagnosis coding will forever replace ICD-9. Any ICD-9 codes submitted after the last day of September will be, in most cases, rejected. If your healthcare practice is not prepared for the transition, your cash flow may come to a screeching halt. Your rejection and exclusion reports could increase from 1 out of 10 claims, to as high as 8 in10. Claim formatting from 4010 to 5010 will accommodate the additional character/field requirements as further diagnostic code specificity is required (more digits) beyond the decimal point. To avoid catastrophe with the conversion to ICD-10,…
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