CMS to answer ICD-10 questions in Nov 5 Call

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a National Provider Call on November 5 to answer questions about ICD-10 implementation.

CMS plans to cover:
• Final rule and national implementation
• Medicare fee-for-service testing
• Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Grouper (MS-DRG) Conversion Project
• Partial code freeze and annual code updates
• Plans for National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) and Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
• Home health conversions
• Claims that span the implementation date

To learn more and to register, see the link below. Bear in mind much of this information is specific to Medicare. ICD-10 plans and dates for testing, etc. will be different for NCTracks.