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    ICD-10

General ICD-10 Information

International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes are used to codify medical diagnosis and procedures; calculate and adjudicate coverage; compile medical statistics; assess quality of care and help manage clinical quality outcomes for patients. ICD-9 code sets were outdated, didn’t reflect advances in medical technologies and weren’t descriptive enough.

ICD-10 Clinical Modifications (CM) and ICD-10 Procedure Coding Structure (PCS) are the latest medical code sets under HIPAA-AS and represent a fundamental overhaul to the former ICD-9 coding system.  A federal mandate required all HIPAA-covered entities to adopt ICD-10 by Oct. 1, 2015.

The ICD-10 CM and PCS classification system has been implemented to provide:

  • Improved patient care quality because of greater detail and an increased ability to accommodate new technologies and procedures.
  • Richer medical data with higher degrees of detail and quality for further analysis; helps to enrich clinical care profiles and patient outcomes.
  • Enhanced claim processing by requiring more detailed information in the diagnosis and procedure code assignments.
  • Increased interoperability across industry stakeholders worldwide by phasing out aging and inflexible technical systems.

Learn more about what has changed!

Get ICD-10 Compliant

  • Small-Medium Physician Practices: Build your action plan and jump start your transition to ICD-10. View the training presentation here.
  • Visit the CMS  www.roadto10.org
  • Large Physician Practices and Hospitals:  Transition to ICD-10 now by accessing CMS’s ICD-10 Implementation Guides. 
  • Florida Blue ICD-10 Implementation Toolkit

Useful Links

  • Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
  • AAPC
  • Northeast Florida Medical Group Management Association (NFMGMA)
  • Myths and Facts
  • ICDLogic
  • CMS ICD-10 Website
  • Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
  • American Medical Association
  • AHIMA ICD-10 Website
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s ICD-10 Website
  • Florida Medical Association

 

 

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