ICD-10

ICD-10 Transition Moves Forward

CMS has been carefully monitoring the transition and is pleased to report that claims are processing normally. Generally speaking, Medicare claims take several days to be processed and, once processed, Medicare must– by law – wait two weeks before issuing a payment.

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CIOS Are Ready for ICD-10

It’s been a long road to get to this point, but today the nation’s healthcare system takes a major step forward in being able to capture more detailed data about patients and their conditions. ICD-10 has nearly five times more codes than were used in ICD-9. Building more robust medical records should ultimately result in more efficient and better quality care.


Options for submitting ICD-10 claims electronically on Oct 1

If a provider is unable to submit ICD-10 claims electronically on Oct 1, there are a number of available claim submission options. Health plans have active outreach programs and are working with their respective provider communities to address issues and concerns.


Introducing AHIMA Code-Check

New AHIMA Service to Answer the Toughest ICD-10 Questions, Support Healthcare Organizations During and After Transition. AHIMA’s highly educated, experienced and credentialed experts are now available to the industry to answer the most challenging coding questions for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS.