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ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation & Crosswalk Mapping

May 11th, 2009

Title: ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation & Crosswalk Mapping
Location: CMS Conference Call
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Description:
This conference call will include a discussion of the following topics: An overview of the ICD-10 final rule, which requires the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2013; The differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes; The use of the General Equivalence Mappings that have been created to assist in converting policies, edits, and trend data from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS; and The resources that are available to assist in planning for the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS.

The materials that will be discussed during this conference call have been posted in the Downloads Section and include: ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation and General Equivalence Mappings (Crosswalks) Overview Presentation; and General Equivalence Mappings – ICD-9-CM To and From ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Fact Sheet.

Registration:

In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the conference call. Please note that if you are planning to sit with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation.

Registration will close at 1:00 p.m. EDT on May 18, 2009 or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.

Register for the conference call. Fill in all required data; Verify that your time zone is displayed correctly in the drop down box; and Select “Register.”

You will be taken to the “Thank You for Registering” Page and an e-mail confirmation will be sent to you shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save the registration page in the event that your server blocks confirmation e-mails. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please check your spam/junk mail filter as the confirmation may have been directed there.

For those who will be unable to attend, written and audio transcripts will be posted shortly after the conference call in the Downloads Section.