Vbrooks-Hs225-Unit 8 Final Project
VBrooks-HS225-Unit 8
Running Head: ICD-9-CM VERSUS ICD-10-CM
ICD-9-CM versus ICD-10-CM
Valerie D. Brooks
HS225-01 Unit 8 – Final Project
Kaplan University
July 12, 2011
Abstract
Most of the codes we see in the United States today are version 9, called ICD-9-CM codes. With few exceptions, the paperwork we receive when we leave a doctor’s office will contain both CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology) to describe the service that was rendered for billing purposes, and ICD-9-CM codes to describe why that service was provided. Further, most death certificates filed since, 1977 will have an ICD-9 code on them.
The most current list of codes in use is ICD-10. This list was first used in the United States in 2007. Minor revisions added to ICD-10 codes were made available in early 2009 by the NCHS. Globally, most other countries in the world have implemented the ICD-10 codes. There are some major differences between the two code sets, the transition is very expensive, and most American providers have not yet upgraded to the ICD-10 system.
ICD, was develop by the World Health Organization, is designed to promote international comparability in collecting, processing, classifying and presenting mortality statistics. ICD-10 was released officially by WHO in 1993 and has been implemented in many European countries. In 1999, ICD-10 was implemented officially in the United States for reporting the cause of death on death certificates, but it has not been implemented to submit insurance claims.
ICD-10-CM is the U.S. "clinical modification" to ICD-10 to facilitate its use for morbidity data. ICD-10-PCS--procedure classification system-- were developed by 3M Corp. under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In November 2003, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, the public advisory body to the secretary of Health and Human Services, recommended the department move forward with rule making to adopt
Running Head: ICD-9-CM VERSUS ICD-10-CM
ICD-9-CM versus ICD-10-CM
Valerie D. Brooks
HS225-01 Unit 8 – Final Project
Kaplan University
July 12, 2011
Abstract
Most of the codes we see in the United States today are version 9, called ICD-9-CM codes. With few exceptions, the paperwork we receive when we leave a doctor’s office will contain both CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology) to describe the service that was rendered for billing purposes, and ICD-9-CM codes to describe why that service was provided. Further, most death certificates filed since, 1977 will have an ICD-9 code on them.
The most current list of codes in use is ICD-10. This list was first used in the United States in 2007. Minor revisions added to ICD-10 codes were made available in early 2009 by the NCHS. Globally, most other countries in the world have implemented the ICD-10 codes. There are some major differences between the two code sets, the transition is very expensive, and most American providers have not yet upgraded to the ICD-10 system.
ICD, was develop by the World Health Organization, is designed to promote international comparability in collecting, processing, classifying and presenting mortality statistics. ICD-10 was released officially by WHO in 1993 and has been implemented in many European countries. In 1999, ICD-10 was implemented officially in the United States for reporting the cause of death on death certificates, but it has not been implemented to submit insurance claims.
ICD-10-CM is the U.S. "clinical modification" to ICD-10 to facilitate its use for morbidity data. ICD-10-PCS--procedure classification system-- were developed by 3M Corp. under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In November 2003, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, the public advisory body to the secretary of Health and Human Services, recommended the department move forward with rule making to adopt
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