Wiki can only cpc's post ICD-10's

[deon lartigue]

A question has been posed to me by one of my providers and he is asking in what regulation or where does it state that physicians will have to have certified coders post ICD-10 and what are the specifics around that?
I have not heard of any such regulations and have done research and find nothing to support that. I told him I would defer to my professional organization for an answer and further guidance. Can you please help me

 

[hjchamas]

According to the CMS website:
"Coders in physician practices will need to learn ICD-10 diagnosis coding only, while hospital coders will need to learn both ICD-10 diagnosis and ICD-10 inpatient procedure coding. Take into account that ICD-10 coding training may be integrated into the CEUs that certified coders must take to maintain their credentials."

I take this to mean that non-credentialed coders with need to be able to work in ICD-10 in accordance to their on-site training and certified coders will need to maintain their credential with the ICD-10 proficiency assessment and training.