Prior to testing, study your practice’s workflow; identify when you can run test claims with ICD-10; and plan to prioritize and sequence tasks that support critical claim submitting paths.
Testing should verify that your information systems can store the expanded structure of ICD-10 codes and qualifiers. It should also verify that edits and business rules based on ICD-9-CM codes work correctly with ICD-10, according to the report.
For full information, view the guidebook online.
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