Archive for the Week of October 10, 2004
Archive for the Week of October 10, 2004
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of October 10, 2004.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of October 10, 2004.
You can browse this week's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
New Diagnosis Codes Effective 10/1/2004
The new ICD-9 diagnosis codes went into effect on October 1st, 2004. In the past years, we had a three month grace period to use the new and revised codes. This year in 2004, CMS eliminated the grace period. Which means claims are going to be denied if you have not updated your diagnosis codes. If you have not already, you can view or download the 2004 code updates by visiting http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/icd9code.asp. Those interested in the proposed new diagnosis coding sytem, ICD-10-CM, being developed as a replacement for ICD-9-CM, volumes 1 and 2, should visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd9.htm
