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Why is the Health-care Environment Changing?• The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) useso Diagnostic purposeso Billing and reimbursemento Coverage adjudicationo Compile statisticso Service quality evaluation• Why change?o 30-years old – technology has changedo Many categories fullo Not descriptive enough
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ICD-9 to ICD-10 Comparison
ICD-9 ICD-10Three to five characters in length Three to seven characters in
length
Approximately 13,000 codes Approximately 68,000 codes
First digit numeric First digit is alpha, digits 2 and 3 are numeric; digits 4-7 are alpha or numeric
Limited space for adding new codes
Flexible for adding new codes
Lacks detail Very specific
Lacks laterality (i.e., codes identifying right vs. left)
Has laterality (i.e., codes identifying right vs. left)
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ICD-10 Readiness: Select Points to Keep in Mindo BWC will manage the processing of ICD-9 codes
during a transition period after Oct. 1, 2015.• This transition period will be for 90 days.• The expectation is that only ICD-10 codes will be
provided on claims and medical services documentation by Dec. 1, 2015.
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Overall Benefits of ICD-10o Enhanced ability to measure quality, safety & efficacy of
health careo Reduction of need for extra documentation at
reimbursement to describe patient’s conditiono Streamlined payment system designo Improved research data for clinical trials and
epidemiological studieso More efficient and less cumbersome health-care delivery
systemso Major benefits that relate to electronic medical record,
collection and storage of datao Prevention of fraud and abuseo Improved tracking of public health and risk
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Online Resources
o https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/provider/brochureware/ICD/Details.asp
o http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/index. html?redirect=/icd10
o http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/ProviderResources.html
o http://medicaid.ohio.gov/PROVIDERS/Billing/ICD10/ICD10Resources.aspx