Monday, April 7, 2014

ICD-10 Compliance Date Pushed Back to October 1, 2015 by the Government

You may have already heard this, but we waited until President Obama signed it into law to make our announcement.
  • The ICD-10 Diagnosis Code compliance date has been pushed back to October 1, 2015 in a new bill passed rapidly by the House and Senate, and signed by the President.
  • Do not use ICD-10 Codes until the official compliance date
  • This does NOT affect the use of the new 02-12 version of the HCFA CMS-1500 form, which has already been required since April 1, 2014
  • Only ClientTracker v5 has the new 1500 form, older versions will not be updated
  • ICD-10 Codes will be handled in a future ClientTracker update, when required

What does this mean?
You should continue using the ICD-9 Codes you always have, on superbills and HCFA claim forms.  If you bill using the HCFA CMS-1500, you should be using the new 02-12 version.  Pre-printed forms are available from many suppliers.  ClientTracker has this new form built in, so you can print the form and the claim data on a blank sheet of paper.

Amazing New Features in version 5!
Not only does ClientTracker have the new 1500 form, but it also has pop-up instructions box-by-box so you can quickly adjust to the changes.  Our new version has many other features too, including the ability to add multiple line items to an invoice, SOAP Note, or claim form much faster!  Click here to see our latest video.