decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2015 Issue 7 (July)
Brief: Acceptance of ICD-10 claims increases in second CMS end-to-end testing
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Article Overview
This article reports on CMS’s second ICD-10 end-to-end testing week and compares acceptance results with the earlier testing round. It is relevant to providers, billing organizations, clearinghouses, and other stakeholders following Medicare testing activity and the transition to ICD-10 claims processing. The piece covers overall testing participation, claim acceptance rates, and the broad reasons some test claims were rejected.
Why This Topic Matters
CMS testing results offer a snapshot of how claims are being processed through Medicare systems during the ICD-10 transition. Understanding these results helps stakeholders gauge readiness and the types of submission issues being observed in testing.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS reported results from its second ICD-10 end-to-end testing week
- What broad categories of claim outcomes were observed during testing
- How the latest testing week compared with the prior round of testing in January
- Which stakeholder groups participated in the testing process
Who Should Read This
- Providers
- Clearinghouses
- Billing agencies
- Medical coders
- Revenue cycle professionals
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