AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2014 Issue 2

Update ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Delay

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the following news item regarding the ICD-10 implementation date: “On April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. No. 113-93) was enacted, which said that the Secretary may not adopt ICD-10 prior to October 1, 2015. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expects to release an interim final rule in the near future that will include a new compliance date that would require the use of ICD-10 beginning October 1, 2015. The rule will also require HIPAA covered...

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