ICD-10 News: New Physician Orders FAQ Clarifies CMS Requirements

ICD-10. COMPLIANCE DATE OCTOBER 1, 2015

News Updates | November 12, 2015

Providers Not Required to Revise Physician Orders Written Before Oct 1: New CMS FAQ In response to questions from the provider community, CMS posted a new FAQabout physician orders written before the October 1 ICD-10 compliance date. FAQ 12625 explains that CMS is not requiring the ordering provider to translate ICD-9 diagnosis codes to ICD-10 on orders written before October 1 for lab, radiology, or any other services.  In brief: Orders written before October 1 should have a ICD-9 codes. For orders written before October 1 for services that will continue to be delivered and billed after October 1, providers can opt to use the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) to translate the ICD-9 codes on the original order to ICD-10. Providers are not required to update codes to ICD-10 for orders written before October 1.  Orders written on or after October 1 must use ICD-10.  For more guidance on claims processing and billing, please visit the CMS ICD-10 FAQ webpage.  Keep Up to Date on ICD-10 Visit the CMS ICD-10 website and Roadto10.org for the latest news and official resources, including the ICD-10 Quick Start Guide and a contact list for provider Medicare and Medicaid questions. Sign up for CMS ICD-10 Email Updates andfollow us on Twitter.