Agendas for the ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting on March 9-10, 2011 are now available

Procedures topics, March 9, 2011
The agenda is posted in the “Downloads” section at http://www.cms.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/03_meetings.asp. Handouts will be available on this website a few days before the meeting.

Diagnosis topics, March 10, 2011
The link to the agenda is under “Upcoming Meeting, March 9-10, 2011” at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd9cm_maintenance.htm . Handouts will be available at this website a few days before the meeting.

This will be the last meeting to address ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code updates before the partial code freeze is implemented.


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The ICD-10 MS-DRGs v28 Definitions Manual is now available from CMS

The ICD-10 MS-DRGs v28 Definitions Manual (based on FY2011 MS-DRGs) is now posted on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website at http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/17_ICD10_MS_DRG_Conversion_Project.asp in the “Related Links Inside CMS” section. This update is part of the ICD-10 MS-DRG Conversion Project. In the Conversion Project, CMS is using the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) to convert CMS payment systems. CMS is sharing information learned from this project with other organizations facing similar conversion projects. Please note that the ICD-10 MS-DRGs will be subject to formal rulemaking. CMS also plans to post the ICD-10 FY 2011 Medicare Code Editor when it is completed in March, 2011.

The ICD-10 abbreviated titles for both ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS have been posted on the CMS website at http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/11b1_2011_ICD10CM_and_GEMs.asp and http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/11b_2011_ICD10PCS.asp.


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