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2018 ICD-10-PCS Code Changes
2018 ICD-10-PCS Code Changes
Published by: Melissa C. - OMG, LLC. CEO on May 24, 2017
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has released the code changes for ICD-10-PCS coding system. ICD-10-PCS codes were adopted under HIPAA for hospital inpatient healthcare settings to use for reporting procedures. Their guidelines help healthcare providers and coders to accurately identify procedures to be reported on healthcare claims.
The 2018 updates will reflect services from Oct. 1, 2017 through Sept. 30, 2018, so be sure to update your medical records to account for the changes.
There were 75,789 codes in 2017. In 2018, the number jumps to 78,705…
Published by: Melissa C. - OMG, LLC. CEO on May 24, 2017
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