tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2000 Issue 9

ICD-9 Revisions Add Versatility To Billing and Reimbursement

With all the rush by emergency departments (ED) in hospitals to brace for ambulatory payment classifications (APCs), few coders or emergency department clinicians have taken the time to check out the 2001 revisions to ICD-9 codes, which take effect Oct. 1. Some of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) changes will require the inclusion of more information. These new codes will force coders to change how they code, and will require doctors to change how they document some services.HCFA didnt make the annual ICD-9 changes for fiscal year 2000 because it didnt want to conflict with possible year...

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