Pay-per-view: ICD-10 neoplasm codes: New look, similar steps
APCs Insider, November 15, 2013
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With some major changes in look and form-but generally adhering to existing guidelines-coding for neoplasms serves as a microcosm of the changes providers will face when the transition to ICD-10-CM occurs October 1, 2014.
"For coders, the coding steps are not changing," says Betty Hovey, CPC, CPC-H, CPB, CPMA, CPC-I, CPCD, director of ICD-10 Development and Training for AAPC in Salt Lake City. "I tell coders that ICD-10-CM is just different."
Coders will still look the codes up in the Alphabetic Index, confirm in the Tabular Index, and follow the official guidelines or tabular instructions for clarification.
Continue reading “ICD-10 neoplasm codes: New look, similar steps” on HCPro’s website. Subscribers to Briefings on APCs have free access to this article in the November issue.
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