Academy Offers New Resources to Help Members Get Ready for ICD-10
Published: 2010-02-26 18:41:46
Author: News Staff | AAFP | February 10, 2010
The AAFP is offering new resourcesto help prepare family physicians for the transition to the clinical modification of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, or ICD-10-CM, which becomes official on Oct. 1, 2013.
That deadline may sound like it's on the distant horizon, but Cynthia Hughes, C.P.C., an AAFP coding specialist, says physicians shouldn't procrastinate in their planning. "This is going to be a huge change," said Hughes. "Practices need to begin now to prepare and budget for the costs associated with this change."
The new resources on the Academy's Web site are intended to help members with the changeover and also to coach FPs on how to correctly use the ICD-10 codes.
The ICD-10 contains nearly five times the number of codes as the current ICD-9 code set, or about 69,000 diagnosis codes versus 14,000 codes. In addition, the ICD-10 codes contain three to seven digits, compared to the three- to five-digit codes currently used.
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Published: 2010-02-26 18:41:46
Author: News Staff | AAFP | February 10, 2010
The AAFP is offering new resourcesto help prepare family physicians for the transition to the clinical modification of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, or ICD-10-CM, which becomes official on Oct. 1, 2013.
That deadline may sound like it's on the distant horizon, but Cynthia Hughes, C.P.C., an AAFP coding specialist, says physicians shouldn't procrastinate in their planning. "This is going to be a huge change," said Hughes. "Practices need to begin now to prepare and budget for the costs associated with this change."
The new resources on the Academy's Web site are intended to help members with the changeover and also to coach FPs on how to correctly use the ICD-10 codes.
The ICD-10 contains nearly five times the number of codes as the current ICD-9 code set, or about 69,000 diagnosis codes versus 14,000 codes. In addition, the ICD-10 codes contain three to seven digits, compared to the three- to five-digit codes currently used.
Full story