CMS Releases Final ICD-9 Update

 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have released the final ICD-9-CM updates that will take effect on Oct. 1, 2013, according to an EHR Intelligence report.

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The updates cover several areas and are downloadable for free on the CMS website. Beginning Oct. 1, 2014, CMS will transition to ICD-10 codes.

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