AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2013 Issue 1; Notice
ICD-10-CM/PCS Rollout Plans for the AHA Central Office
The AHA Central Office is committed to continuing to support the health care field with the clearinghouse function and publish AHA Coding Clinic as we transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. As has been stated in the past, there are no plans to translate all previous issues of Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM into ICD-10-CM/PCS since many of the questions published arose out of the need to provide clarification on the use of ICD-9-CM and would not be readily applicable to ICD-10-CM/PCS. In addition, the published questions only included information necessary to assign ICD-9-CM codes. With the Fourth Quarter...
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Article Overview
This article explains how the AHA Central Office planned its transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS support through Coding Clinic. It is relevant to coding professionals, CDI teams, and healthcare organizations tracking the handoff in publication, question handling, and compliance timing. The piece provides a high-level timeline and context for how coding guidance would change during the rollout period.
Why This Topic Matters
Organizations needed to know when ICD-9-CM support would end and when ICD-10-CM/PCS guidance would become the focus. The timeline helps coding staff, educators, and compliance teams align reference use and internal preparation with the transition schedule.
Article Sections
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Transition overview and Coding Clinic support
Explains the AHA Central Office role during the move from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and notes the approach to prior Coding Clinic content.
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Timeline for ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS rollout
Presents the key milestones for ending ICD-9-CM question handling, beginning ICD-10-CM/PCS publication coverage, and reaching the implementation date.
What You Will Learn
- How the AHA Central Office described its planned shift in coding guidance coverage
- What the article says about the treatment of prior Coding Clinic content
- The general sequence of rollout milestones for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
- How the transition relates to publication timing and support for coding questions
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding educators
- Compliance staff
- Clinical documentation improvement teams
- Revenue cycle professionals
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