tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 9

Reader Question: Catch Up to ICD-10 Timeline

Question: We just learned about ICD-9 2012 changes that go into effect Oct. 2011. How many more ICD-9 updates will we have before we need to switch to ICD-10? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: With ICD-10 implementation set for October 2013, the ICD-9 Coordination and Maintenance Committee has implemented a partial freeze of ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes in the interim. The approved schedule will be: The last regular, annual updates to both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code sets will be made on October 1, 2011 On October 1, 2012, there will be only limited code updates to both the ICD-9-CM and...

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