CMS announces final rule delaying ICD-10 to October 2014

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) on Friday published a final rule pushing back the compliance deadline for converting to the ICD-10 system of diagnostic and procedural coding to October 1, 2014 from October 1, 2013.

The code sets, known as the International Classification of Diseases, 10^th Edition diagnosis and procedure codes, or ICD-10, will include codes for new procedures and diagnoses that improve the quality of information available for quality improvement and payment purposes.

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