tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 3

Reader Question: Hold Off on Reporting ICD-10 Codes

Question: I'm writing to find out whether many of your subscribers have started billing with ICD-10 codes, and if so, are claims successfully processing or are you receiving denials? Answer: You should not be billing with ICD-10 yet. MACs will not begin accepting ICD-10 codes until Oct. 1, 2013.To prepare for ICD-10, you can "shadow code" your current claims to determine whether the documentation is sufficient to code for ICD-10 and test your ability to do the coding. This means that you'll be randomly selecting claims and internally applying ICD-10 codes for your own edification--but do not submit...

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