SpeedECoder helps you get a jump on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding (ICD-10-PCS available in early 2011). All United States health care providers must start using the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding systems for all HIPAA transactions, including outpatient claims with dates of service, and inpatient claims with dates of discharge on and after October 1, 2013. This change does not affect CPT coding for outpatient procedures.
ICD-9-CM is 30 years old, has outdated and obsolete terminology, uses outdated codes that produce inaccurate and limited data, and is inconsistent with current medical practice. Thus, it cannot accurately describe the diagnoses and inpatient procedures of care delivered in the 21st century.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed ICD-10-CM as the diagnosis classification system developed by for use in all U.S. health care treatment settings. Diagnosis coding under this system uses 3-7 alpha and numeric digits and full code titles, but the format is very much the same as ICD-9-CM; In contrast the CDC ICD-10-PCS procedure classification system uses 7 alpha or numeric digits while the ICD-9-CM coding system uses 3 or 4 numeric digits.
These new codes sets have almost ten times more codes than their predecessors so early preparation is going to be key.
Examples:
| ICD-9-CM Volume 1 | ICD-10-CM |
|---|---|
| Pressure ulcer codes: 9 location codes (707.00-707.09) Show broad location, but not depth (stage) |
Pressure ulcer codes: 125 codes Show more specific location as well as depth, including:
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| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 | ICD-10-PCS |
|---|---|
| Angioplasty: 1 code (39.50) | Angioplasty codes: 854 codes Specifying body part, approach, and device, including:
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