subject: Bridge your Way to ICD-10-CM [print this page] Bridge your Way to ICD-10-CM Bridge your Way to ICD-10-CM
The medical coding world is gearing up for monumental changes as it transitions toward implementing the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, also known as ICD-10. If you are a cardiology coder and if the ICD-10 transition is on your mind, chances are you looked at "Perform AICD Services". Do not miss this all-new V12.53 Rule.
Your final ICD-10 code choice will depend on the codes and guidelines in effect for the relevant date of service as well as the doctor's specific documentation. However, this rundown, based on the ICD-10-CM 2010 files posted at www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm#10update, will help you get an idea of what to anticipate. Many of the code definitions look so similar. However, items like cardiac arrest and mechanical complications may need you to dig a little deeper into documentation to select among codes that have far more specificity.
Here's what you need to remember: The transition date for ICD-10 codes is October 1, 2013. However there are a lot of things that must take place before then, and it's being expected many of the payers may even need ICD-10 codes prior to that so that a sufficient amount of testing can take place.
For more information pertaining to ICD-10 coding and ways to map an ICD-9-CM volume 2 code to an ICD-10-CM Volume 2 code and vice versa, sign up for one-stop medical coding websites. When you get yourself registered in one, you will get instant access to code look up tools like the ICD-10 Bridge (ICD-9 to ICD-10) that will certainly help you make the transition much more smoothly.
