Cardiology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Transition to New CMS-1500 in 2014
Published on Wed Nov 13, 2013
Question: How will the CMS 1500 form change to allow ICD-10-CM reporting?
Vermont Subscriber
Answer: Those providers exempt from electronic submission requirements and who use the paper CMS-1500 will have a new form available to use in 2014. The new version (02/12) provides space for 12 codes (instead of just 4) and allows providers to identify whether they’re using ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes.
If your practice uses the CMS-1500, note that Medicare will accept the new form Jan. 6, 2014. As of April 1, 2014, the new version is the only one Medicare will accept.
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