Final Rule on ICD10 Published - Almost!

The final rule for the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) mandated delay is almost published.

Click here to read the  CMS Final Rule News Release

Official publication date is Monday, Oct. 4.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) needed 27 pages to delay ICD-10 implementation one year.  Congress needed 1 sentence and 36 seconds!  It's summarized as:

"This final rule implements section 212 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 by changing the compliance date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for diagnosis coding, including the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, and the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) for inpatient hospital procedure coding, including the Official ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, from October 1, 2014 to October 1, 2015. It also requires the continued use of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, Volumes 1 and 2 (diagnoses), and 3 (procedures) (ICD-9-CM), including the Official ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, through September 30, 2015. "

No surprises so far. Stay tuned and keep studying ICD10!  We MUST go to 10 -- as required by the World Health Organization.

Remember:  ICD9CM is "frozen" at the 2012 codes and will not be updated.

RN-Coder ICD10 Academy December 8-12 at Homewood Suites, Henderson South Las Vegas. Join us!

Nurses need to become trained and certified in ICD10 as soon as possible since they are expected to be the leaders of ICD10 implementation on their units.