Advanced Search

Otolaryngology Coding Alert

News You Can Use:

HHS Delays ICD-10 Again

Published on Thu Feb 19, 2009

Changes will make some diagnosis codes longer, more specific. Whatever happened to ICD-10? Don't throw your ICD-9 manual away just yet. It looks like you-re still a few years away from implementing the next generation of diagnosis codes. In January, the Bush administration and Medicare's ICD-10 final rule put off until Oct. 1, 2013, the date that CMS requires doctors and hospitals to start using ICD-10 codes for the 2014 ICD-10 code year. Previously, CMS had proposed to replace the ICD-9 codes with ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2011. Not only would the new code set completely overhaul your claims systems, software, and superbills -- but it could require a lot of training for your staff. And now all of that is in limbo.The White House is reviewing any new or pending regulations issued under the Bush administration.In a Jan. 15 memo, a CMS spokesman said White House Chief of Staff Rahm [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Otolaryngology Coding Alert

View All