#icd-10 changes

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Now it’s just a little less than three weeks until the beginning of October and when the fiscal year (FY) 2018 changes for ICD-10-CM take effect. Here is a summary of the new changes for ICD-10-CM:

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(via ICD-10 New Codes: Pressure Mounts as Deadline Approaches When New Codes Become Effective - ICD10monitor)

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has released the code changes for ICD-10-PCS coding system. ICD-10-PCS codes were adopted under HIPAA for hospital inpatient healthcare settings to use for reporting procedures. Their guidelines help healthcare providers and coders to accurately identify procedures to be reported on healthcare claims.

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(via Just Released: 2018 ICD-10-PCS Changes - AAPC Knowledge Center)

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Provider Opinions on ICD-10

Provider Opinions on ICD-10

With ICD-10 on the way, many providers are less than enthusiastic about the upcoming changes. Providers say that the change will only create more work with less compensation, and will do nothing to increase the care for a patient.

“This is payor driven, not provider driven,” Tony Euser, D.O. at Platte River Medical Center, says. “As providers, we will have to learn how to utilize ICD-10 in order…

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