New ICD-10 codes not likely to burden most providers

The recent federal announcement that about 5,600 new ICD-10 codes will be added in October may have some provider organizations worried they’ll face a heavy burden to accommodate such a large number of additions so soon after the transition to ICD-10. But it’s really not a heavy lift, those familiar with coding and the industry say.

The ICD-10-CM codes are available at the CDC website. In addition, 3,651 new ICD-10 PCS inpatient procedure codes for FY 2017 were posted earlier this month at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.

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