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January 3, 2010 - Medicare Fees Frozen

The 21% Medicare fee cut has been frozen for another two months. Congress wanted more time to decide what they should do. Click here to read more.

December 2010 - Coding Changes for 2010

Coding changes for 2010 have been announced. ICD-9-CM codes, CPT codes and HCPCS code sets have been updated for 2010 and are now available for purchase.

CPT® has 224 new codes and hundreds of other changes.
ICD-9-CM has 313 new codes and hundreds of other changes.
HCPCS has 156 new codes with over 100 other changes.

Check our list to see if codes that you use might be on the deletion list.

August 24, 2009 - CMS Revises ICD-10 Publication

The revised publication titled ICD-10-CM/PCS: An Introduction Fact Sheet (August 2009), which was previously titled ICD-10-Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System Fact Sheet, is now available in downloadable format from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Learning Network at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/ICD-10factsheet2009.pdf . This fact sheet provides general information about the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS) including benefits of adopting the new coding system, structural differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS, and implementation planning recommendations.

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