The Department of Health & Human Services has moved the implementation date of ICD-10-CM back two years, from Oct. 1, 2011, to Oct. 1, 2013, according to an AAPC report.
The Oct. 1, 2013, date is the actual implementation date, meaning the use of ICD-9 codes to report services will not be accepted on or after that date.
"The delay of two years is a victory for all providers, payers and coders," according to the AAPC report. "It gives everyone appropriate time to upgrade or put in new systems, train coders, physicians and auxiliary personnel and do so without significant interruption of their practices."
Read the AAPC report on ICD-10.
Read other recent AAPC reports:
- AAPC Launches Practice Management Initiative
- AAPC Names New Vice President of Practice Management
- CMS Releases List of New, Invalid ICD-9 Diagnosis and Procedure Codes
The Oct. 1, 2013, date is the actual implementation date, meaning the use of ICD-9 codes to report services will not be accepted on or after that date.
"The delay of two years is a victory for all providers, payers and coders," according to the AAPC report. "It gives everyone appropriate time to upgrade or put in new systems, train coders, physicians and auxiliary personnel and do so without significant interruption of their practices."
Read the AAPC report on ICD-10.
Read other recent AAPC reports:
- AAPC Launches Practice Management Initiative
- AAPC Names New Vice President of Practice Management
- CMS Releases List of New, Invalid ICD-9 Diagnosis and Procedure Codes