ICD-10-CM/PCS Discussions  

Where were you when you first learned about ICD-9?

ICD-9-CM has been around since 1977, and was implemented in the U.S. in 1979. If you have been in healthcare since that time, you remember when ICD-9 was new and exciting. If you have any old ICD-9 coding books you can see how the changes in the past ten years have increased the number of available codes, and required you to keep on top of your coding skills.

Remember when CMS was HFCA (and do you still slip up and call them HCFA?)? We have been hearing about ICD-10 for several years now. Hold on folks, it looks like more change is on the way!

But, is it the right change at the right time?

On August 22, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the proposed changes to the HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Rules. These changes will eliminate use of ICD-9-...