Put those ICD-9 codes on your claims or they'll get rejected

Article Overview

This article covers a CMS program memo on Medicare claim submission rules and the shift toward rejecting claims that are missing required diagnosis coding. It is relevant to physicians, billing staff, and practice administrators who handle paper and electronic claims, especially those working with Medicare, HIPAA transaction standards, and specific preventive or vaccine-related claim types. The article also discusses the broader compliance context, including possible administrative consequences for noncompliance.