Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

CMS, AMA Smooth Transition

The deal: CMS and the AMA announced that they’ve forged a partnership to help practices during the final three months before ICD-10-CM implementation in response to urging from the provider community. As a result, the two groups released guidance that included four points to ease your code-set transition. Incorrect ICD-10-CM codes won’t automatically trigger denials: If you use the wrong [...]
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