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CMS Expanding Number of ICD-9 Codes Processed

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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On March 5, 2010, CMS released Transmittal 6180 which announced that effective January 1, 2011 CMS is expanding the number of ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes it will accept and process on institutional claims.

The expansion will allow:

  • Additional ICD-9 other (secondary) diagnosis codes (from 8 codes to 24 codes) as well as additional associated present on admission (POA) codes; and
  • Additional ICD-9 other (secondary) procedure codes (from 5 codes to 24 codes).

Please review MLN Matters Article MM6851 for more information.

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