After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States' healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1, 2015, to ICD-10, increasing the number of diagnostic codes from 13,000 to 68,000. The transition…
Z23. That’s the ICD-10 billing code for an immunization encounter. It’s also the only code that stumped the team at Arlington, Virginia-based Privia Health, a national medical group. “It’s a…
The U.S. health care system began using the International Classification of Diseases 10th edition on Oct. 1. ICD-10 replaces the decades-old 9th edition, and it represents the largest change in…
ICD-10 is coming. How will you reward your practice for the stress it causes? Congress is very unlikely to delay ICD-10 again this year, especially with the furor over the…
In just a few short weeks, the landmark ICD-10 transition that has been anticipated and delayed countless times will arrive on Oct. 1, 2015. With it comes the pressure to…
Recent survey results from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) seem dire for physician practices, but the numbers may not tell the whole story. The WEDI survey, released amid…
The ICD-10 Compliance date is looming and it is imperative that healthcare providers be prepared to make the transition. It affects everything from claims processing, physicians’ workflow, and patients’ access…
Communication was the theme at the Code It Right conference last week as medical coders prepare for a massive transition to a new medical coding system known as ICD-10. “I…
The country’s four largest state medical societies—California, Florida, New York, and Texas—have warned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the Oct. 1 ICD-10 implementation deadline is a “looming…