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Diagnosis Coding:

Be Ready For Concurrent ICD-9/ICD-10 Coding

CMS accepts 81 percent of ICD-10 test claims. It appears that ICD-10 really will be implemented this year, so luckily CMS has revealed that its recent end-to-end testing returned positive results. The agency processed 14,929 test claims during the Jan. 26-to-Feb. 3 testing period, from 661 participating providers. An overwhelming majority of claims — 81 percent — were accepted through [...]
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