tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 30

Diagnosis Coding: Transition to ICD-10 Code Set Could Be Just 3 Years Away

The transition won't happen overnight -- but will require some time to learn the ropesYou've got just over a month left before you need to update your diagnosis codes -- and you've only got three years left until the ICD-9 series is replaced by the new, overhauled ICD-10 codes, according to a recent HHS announcement.Although the countdown to Oct. 1 -- the date you'll need to institute the new ICD-9 codes -- is fast approaching, the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) delivered a whammy earlier this week with its announcement that ICD-10 codes aren't too far...

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