tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 34

Diagnosis Coding: CMS to Freeze ICD-9 Code Set Next Year

2011 will be the last time ICD-9 is updated in entirety.CMS has followed through on its proposal to update the ICD-9 code set one last time on Oct. 1, 2011, after which no ICD-9 codes will be added to the set except for those updates required for new technologies and diseases.That's the word from the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, held on Sept. 15 and 16, where CMS's Pat Brooks explained the following process for ICD-9 and ICD-10 code updates:Oct 1, 2011: The last, regular, annual updates will be made to the ICD-9 and ICD-10 code...

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