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CMS confirmed Aug. 18 that it will end its ICD-10-CM coding flexibilities for Medicare Part B claims on Oct. 1, with no extension and no phase-in period for reporting the more specific codes.
The CDC and CMS have released information that should minimize any chaos associated with the Oct. 1 switch to the new ICD-10-CM codes.
Don't get bogged down by confusing ICD-10 characters -- especially the ones you find at the end of the line. With terminology that tends to run counter to intuition at times, selecting the correct seventh-character under ICD-10 can be a challenge, as we reported this week

It's not uncommon for medical publishers to try and muscle in on fads that seem to have nothing to do with anything, but Pokemon Go has inspired a ton of possibly specious health care tie-ins -- including one for ICD-10 codes.

With everything a physician practice has to keep track of -- the new merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS), ICD-10 code changes, enrollment changes and more -- you might feel overwhelmed. But we've got you covered.

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