Tuesday, March 15, 2011

CMS Issues Draft ICD-10 Definitions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued draft ICD-10 definitions for the Medicare-Severity Diagnosis Related Groups for FY2011, and abbreviated titles for the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code descriptions. These draft definitions are subject to rule making. Hospitals must use ICD-10 codes beginning October 1, 2013.
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