Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 22
Industry Note: CMS: 90 Percent of ICD-10 Claims Have Been Accepted So Far
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Article Overview
This article covers early CMS reporting on the ICD-10 transition, focusing on claim processing volumes, denial rates, and the agency’s assessment of how Medicare and Medicaid claims are handling the change. It is relevant to billing professionals, coders, compliance teams, and healthcare organizations tracking ICD-10 implementation and payer behavior.
Why This Topic Matters
The note provides a high-level snapshot of how the ICD-10 rollout was performing in its first month, which can help organizations gauge operational stability and anticipate payer-processing timing during the transition period.
What You Will Learn
- What CMS reported about early ICD-10 claim processing activity
- How the article frames Medicare and Medicaid processing timelines during the transition
- Why early denial statistics were being monitored after ICD-10 went into effect
- What kinds of broad claim issues were being noted in the CMS update
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle teams
- Compliance professionals
- Healthcare administrators
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