On Oct. 1, 2014 — just 19 months from now — the U.S. healthcare industry will begin using a new coding system for the first time in more than 30 years. The change has been a long time coming, and now it’s almost here.
Consultant Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA, who specializes in medical information and coding, says there are some key differences between the current ICD-9-CM coding system and the new ICD-10-CM codes:
