CMS Issues Alert Concerning Delay of Transition to ICD-10 Codes

President Obama signed into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. The new law delays the implementation of ICD-10 codes from October 1, 2014 to October 1, 2015. As a result of this new law, CMS has issued notice that, effective immediately, Responsible Reporting Entitles are to postpone reporting ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes on their production Claim Input File and Direct Data Entry (DDE) submissions until

October 1, 2015. RREs may continue to submit ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes on test Claim Input File submissions.
 
The full text of the CMS alert can be found at: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coordination-of-Benefits-and-Recovery/Mandatory-Insurer-Reporting-For-Non-Group-Health-Plans/Downloads/New-Downloads/Delay-in-transition-from-ICD-9-CM-diagnosis-codes-to-ICD-10-CM-diagnosis-codes-for-Liability-Insurance-Including-Self-Insurance-No-Fault-Insurance-and-Workers-Compensation.pdf