The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will discuss its ICD-10 conversion process during a national teleconference on May 18, according to an AHA News Now report.
The teleconference, designed for fee-for-service providers, will include discussions on a case study describing the transition from the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set for lab national coverage determinations. The conference will also address updates on claims spanning the ICD-10 implementation date.
Hospitals will be expected to use the ICD-10 coding system on Medicare claims beginning Oct. 1, 2013.
Read the report on the ICD-10 conference.
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The teleconference, designed for fee-for-service providers, will include discussions on a case study describing the transition from the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set for lab national coverage determinations. The conference will also address updates on claims spanning the ICD-10 implementation date.
Hospitals will be expected to use the ICD-10 coding system on Medicare claims beginning Oct. 1, 2013.
Read the report on the ICD-10 conference.
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What You Should be Doing to Prepare for ICD-10: 3 Strategies
Directory Lists Software for Physician ICD-10 Conversion
ICD-10 Specificity to Impact Nurse Workflows