Congress should enact legislation to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to evaluate transitioning to a single modern procedure coding system to eliminate excess costs and lower ...
1. Ask outsourced coding vendors for documentation on ICD-10 transition plans. Many ASCs outsource their coding to third-party vendors, meaning surgery center leaders must speak to vendors about their ...
On Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedural coding system) will be implemented into the HIPAA mandated code, increasing the number of codes from around 13,600 under ...