Pay per view: Outpatient coders not exempt from the FY 2009 ICD-9 code changes
APCs Weekly Monitor, August 1, 2008
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More revisions may come by October
The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee suggested additional changes that CMS was unable to address before publishing the proposed rule. It is always a good idea to wait for the IPPS final rule before training your coding staff on the changes because it may include a laundry list of other new codes and revisions, says Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CPC, director of HIM/coding for HCPro, Inc., in Glen Allen, VA.
The pace of change shouldn?t surprise coders who have been anxiously awaiting ICD-10-CM. ?I think every year, the addition of new codes is attempting to bring the ICD-9-CM code set closer to transitioning to ICD-10-CM,? McCall says.
Click here to learn more about how the new ICD-9 codes will affect you. Briefings on APCs subscribers have free access to this article in the August issue via their online subscriptions.
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