Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ICD-10 News: CMS Releases ICD-10-PCS Files

ICD-10-PCS Code Updates

The 2014 ICD-10-PCS (procedure) files are now available and posted on the CMS website. ICD-10-PCS will be used for coding inpatient procedures when the U.S. transitions to ICD-10 on October 1, 2014. ICD-10-PCS will replace ICD-9-CM, Volume 3. CPT codes will continue to be used for outpatient procedures and services. 

The new ICD-10-PCS files include:
  • Updated “Official ICD-10-PCS Coding Guidelines” with guidance from the ICD Cooperating Parties: CMS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Hospital Association, and the American Health Information Management Association 
  • The 2014 ICD-10-PCS code tables and index, which add four procedure codes created to capture new technologies
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