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New ICD-10 Codes Are Out For 2020 — Start Using Them Oct. 1

Published on Fri Jul 12, 2019

Your staff responsible for coding may be preparing furiously for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model’s onset Jan. 1, but they have a closer deadline to worry about too. ICD-10 diagnosis code changes for 2020 will take effect Oct. 1. See the code update files at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2020-ICD-10-CM.html.
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