Register today for Aug. 20 open conference call

Do you have an ICD-10 coding question you've been wanting to ask? Join us Aug. 20 at 12 p.m. MDT for an open conference call with nationally recognized, local coding experts. They will be available to answer any of your ICD-10 coding questions in an open Q&A format. We encourage you to submit your questions in advance to [email protected].

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The ICD-10 CHIMA (Colorado Health Information Management Association) Road Shows are coming to a city near you! They will be held July 26-27 in Denver, Aug. 2-3 in Loveland, Aug. 16-17 in Grand Junction, and Sept. 6-7 in Pueblo. Taught by Colorado's own AHIMA-approved ICD-10 trainers, these cost-effective seminars will allow you to get started on your ICD-10 education while learning from some of the industry's best coding professionals. The registration fee for CHIMA members is $250, for non-members it is $300 and for AHIMA students it is $50. The fee includes a one and one-half day seminar presented by ICD-10-CM/PCS experts, seminar materials, breakfast on both days and lunch on Friday.

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NUCC gives final approval to 02/12 1500 Claim Form

The National Uniform Claim Committee has given the final approval of the Version 02/12 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form (1500 Claim Form) that accommodates reporting needs for ICD-10 and aligns with requirements in the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) Health Care Claim: Professional (837P) Version 5010 Technical Report Type 3. The Office of Management and Budget has approved the 1500 Claim Form as well.

According to their website, the NUCC worked to include two priorities in the revisions to the 1500 Claim Form. The first was the addition of an indicator in Item Number 21 to identify the version of the diagnosis code set being reported (ICD-9 or ICD-10), which will be important during the implementation period of ICD-10. The second was to expand the number of diagnosis codes that can be reported in Item Number 21, which was increased from 4 to 12. Additional revisions will improve the accuracy of the data reported, such as being able to identify the role of the provider reported in Item Number 17 and the specific dates reported in Item Number 14.

Click here to view a PDF of the revised 1500 form, including the template and grid versions (not to be used for claims submission; contact your forms supplier, TFP data systems or the government printing office).

Visit our website to access great resources

As the summer moves along, make sure you're moving forward with your ICD-10 transition plan! Visit our website at www.cms.org/icd-10 for a variety of resources, including archived webinars, FAQ documents, worksheets, timelines, task lists and more.