Get your whole staff up to speed with all of the new, revised and deleted codes for 2015 Neurology services with Marvel Hammer's information-packed audio conference
3. 2015 ICD-9-CM
No new, revised or deleted codes
for 2015 ICD-9-CM
– ICD code freeze in effect until 1 year
after ICD-10-CM implementation;
Vendors, system maintainers, payers and educators
asked for freeze as updates make transition planning
more difficult
– Limited updates to capture new diseases & technology
Currently no changes in ICD-9-CM Guidelines
– Found in front of 2015 ICD-9-CM codebook or at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/icd9cm_guidelines_2011.pdf
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4. ICD-10-CM:
Single Implementation Date
H.R. 4302 signed into law on April 1, 2014
delayed mandatory implementation until
at least October 1, 2015
http://tinyurl.com/HR4302-ICD10delay
Single implementation date for all settings with no
grace period
– Date of service for ambulatory and physician
reporting
CPT and HCPCS code sets will continue to be used
– Date of discharge for inpatient facility reporting
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5. To see the complete presentation check the
below link:
http://www.audioeducator.com/neurology/neurology-coding-updates-12-
16-2014.html
Editor's Notes
Will ICD-10 REALLY be implemented October 1st 2015?
What would another 2 year delay in ICD-10 implementation cost: One more year of ICD-10 implementation delay could cost anywhere between $1 billion and $6.6 billion across the healthcare industry, according to estimates by CMS