Why ICD-10?
There were four main reasons that the federal government moved to ICD-10 as a code set standard: (1) ICD-9 dates...
Classification Coding Systems
Jan 29, 2009
ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes are “classification coding systems” useful for conducting administrative transactions. SNOMED-CT® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terms)...
Migrating to ICD-10
Jan 28, 2009
Under the final ICD-10 rule, all healthcare providers will utilize ICD-10-CM to code diagnoses beginning October 1, 2013. For procedure...