CMS has updated its 1500 Claim Form to prepare for the ICD-10 code set. The new CMS-1500 form version 02/12 will replace the version 08/05 and give providers the choice of using ICD-9 or 10 diagnosis ...

For example, compare the codes representing ... identification of which code set (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS or both) and the timing of the training will be critical in any implementation plan.

The CDC just released upcoming changes to both the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set and the official coding ... abuse” of adults and children. For example, the April update brings a code for adult ...

The new diagnosis codes are spread throughout the code set, with several dozen pertaining ... Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. For example, the final update confirms the introduction of five ...

Kim Pollock Teri Romano The frequently asked questions that appear here are just a sample of what is in ... tunnel syndrome coded under the ICD-10-CM codes-set? Pollock and Romano: Many ICD ...

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Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report. Kim Reid, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, director of ...

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The Obama administration has given healthcare providers, including those in long-term care, an extra year to become compliant with a set of disease diagnosis codes. The rule for the International ...

For example, compare the codes representing “complications ... Since ICD-10 is formally divided into two separate and distinct code sets, identification of which code set (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS or ...