ICD-10 News: Final ICD-9-CM Code Update

The final updates to ICD-9-CM codes will take effect on October 1, 2013. These updates will be in effect until the ICD-10 transition takes place on October 1, 2014. You can find the last official ICD-9-CM code titles, both full and abbreviated, posted on the CMS website. 

“For those of us who have been maintaining ICD-9-CM codes since the code set’s implementation in 1979, this final ICD-9-CM code update is a historic occasion,” said Pat Brooks of the CMS Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group. “We look forward to the implementation and maintenance of ICD-10 in 2014.”

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Colorado ICD-10 Task Force – Summer Classes Near You

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ICD-10 Webinar Series Ready, Set, Organize

May 28, 2013

Noon-1pm MDT

Someone once said you will never get going until you start. So start by registering for the May 28 ICD-10 webinar while there is still time left. Space is limited - register now. 

Program highlights Continuing the discussion from last month's webinar the program will dig into the impact the ICD-10 transition is going to have on her practice and look at it in terms of the tasks that need to be completed. By organizing this information we are entering Project Planning Phase 1 and putting more specificity around the areas of impact in order to develop a timeline and start your project plan. 

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

Click here to read more.

ICD-10 News: Upcoming NGS Webinar Sessions

Sessions on End-to-End Testing for May

National Government Services (NGS), under contract to CMS, is hosting a series of webinars to gather insights and feedback from the health care industry on end-to-end testing of ICD-10 and other HIPAA administrative simplification requirements.

Webinar Schedule

May 1, 2013
2-3 p.m.
Payer

May 7, 2013 

2-3 p.m.
Small Provider 

May 8, 2013 

2-3 p.m.
Large Provider 

May 9, 2013 

2-3 p.m.
Vendor

Click here to read more.

Webinar: THE Consortium

Please join us for THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 12:00pm - 1:15pm where we will discuss what you should ask your vendors regarding Stage 2 and ICD10 - using our evaluation form. Please click here to register for the webinar.

ICD-10 News: Medicare Fee-For-Service National Provider Call – Registration Now Open

Registration Open for the Medicare National Provider Call on Transitioning to ICD-10 in 2013

Will you be ready for ICD-10 on October 1, 2014? Join CMS experts on April 18 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET as they discuss ICD-10 planning and preparation strategies. Following the presentation, CMS representatives will be available for a question and answer session.

Agenda:
Planning for transition to ICD-10
Claims processing
National implementation issues
National Coverage Decisions
Outreach

The target audience for this call includes medical coders, physicians, physician office staff, nurses and other non-physician practitioners, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers, laboratories, and all Medicare FFS providers

For more information on Registration and Information click HERE.

Free ICD-10 Webinar

2.0 CEU’s from the AAPC

Webinar Cost: FREE

Webinar Date: Thursday April 25th from 11am – 1pm Mountain time

• An informative webinar to give a coder’s viewpoint of the ICD-10 transition and to alleviate fears of what the new code set will mean to coders and billers.
• We will review guideline changes, new concepts and problematic code sets, along with in-depth discussions of the impact to outpatient coders, tips on how to begin the education and training process, and tips on how to avoid potential pitfalls during the implementation process. 

Registration is temporarly unavailable.
Stay posted for further details.

ICD-10 News: CMS Announces More Listening Sessions

CMS is pleased to announce additional industry listening sessions hosted by National Government Services (NGS) to develop common definitions and best practices for testing of the Administrative Simplification Requirements. National Government Services (NGS) will then use ICD-10 as a business case to validate a defined universal testing process that can be used throughout the health care industry.

CMS and NGS look forward to receiving insights from:

• Small Providers on January 24 (fewer than 100 employees)

• Large Providers  on January 15 and 29

• Vendors on January 17 and 31

• Payers on January 23 and February 5

To participate in a listening session, click here to register.