Fact: ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code books are already available and are a manageable size (one publisher's book is two inches thick). The use of ICD-10-CM/PCS is not predicated on the use of ...

A typical implantation of a CRT-P with its three leads and use of an anti-infective envelope would require five ICD-10-PCS codes.

National Medical Billing Services Senior Vice President, Coding Angela Talton, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, discussed how ambulatory surgery centers can prepare for the transition to ICD-10 in a ...