The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) mandates that the healthcare industry change the way it reports medically necessary services for reimbursement. ICD-9-CM, which has been the standard for reporting healthcare transactions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), be replaced by ICD-10 in October, 2013. The International […]
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandates that Volume 3 of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) be used to code inpatient services on medical claims. While most professional medical coders and medical billers use the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM every day, the code manual also contains […]
Though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently stated that the deadline for the implementation of ICD-10 may be extended past the original October 1, 2013 date, the International Classification of Diseases is the cornerstone of medical billing and medical coding. The United States healthcare system currently uses the International Classification of […]
Medical billers and medical coders need to have a solid understanding of the International Classification of Diseases-9th Edition-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). ICD-9-CM is divided into three volumes, the first two of which are composed of diagnosis codes, while the third volume contains a list of available procedure codes. Inpatient medical coders and medical billers use the […]
