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Covers why ICD-10’s greater specificity better supports accurate diagnosis labeling, improved coding for preventive services, and reduced rejected claims. Describes the ICD-10-CM code structure and gives gastroenterology-focused case studies comparing ICD-9 and ICD-10-CM coding, including expected benefits and EHR software customization needs for accurate lookup and documentation.",{"@graph":69,"@context":126},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/practice-management-is-your-practice-ready-for-icd-10/469609/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/practice-management-is-your-practice-ready-for-icd-10/469609.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Stanford","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-06","2026-09-30",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":24},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118,122],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"When will ICD-10-CM be required in the United States, and what happens to ICD-9 codes afterward?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"ICD-10-CM will debut on October 1, 2014. After that date, payers will no longer accept ICD-9 codes for services.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What are the main reasons given for adopting ICD-10 instead of ICD-9?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"HHS cites ICD-9 as outdated and lacking specificity and detail, inconsistent terminology, and the inability to capture new technology or provide codes for preventive services. ICD-10’s specificity is expected to improve labeling accuracy and support more effective disease monitoring and reporting.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"How is ICD-10-CM structured compared with the ICD-9-CM approach?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"ICD-10-CM uses 3–7 alphanumeric characters: character 1 is a letter, character 2 is numeric, and characters 3–7 are letters or numbers. 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The document notes EHR programs may use two files—one not alterable for descriptors and another where descriptors can be customized—so providers may need to coordinate software updates.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":128,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":130,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":132,"site_id":62},469609,1792963158,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":135},{"doc_id":132,"user_id":136,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":137,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":138,"file_id":139,"file_url":140,"file_type":141,"file_size":142,"view_count":24,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":19,"language":143,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":144,"faqs":145,"seo_title":146,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":147,"read_time":52,"preview_page_count":4},2336477552062,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","Practice Management  \nIs Your Practice Ready for ICD-10?  \nChristopher Y Kim, MD, MBA, FASGE  \nKathleen A Mueller, RN, CPC, CGCS, CCS-P, CMSCS, PCS, CCC  \nNovember 2013  \nThe current version of diagnosis codes used in the United States since 1979 is formally known as the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) Volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3 is also used in Hospitals to record inpatient procedures. The ICD was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is maintained in the US by the National Center for Health and Vital Statistics (NCHS), with the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), under the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) .  \nThe Tenth Revision of ICD, also known as ICD-10-CM, will debut on October 1, 2014. Essentially overnight, the new codes will be required on services from that date going forward, and payers will no longer accept ICD-9 codes. Physician offices have just a little under a year to prepare for the transition to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code sets. For years, HHS has been pushing to adopt the updated ICD-10 code standard that was endorsed by the WHO in 1990, and whose adoption was relatively swift in most of the world with the notable exception of the United States.  \nReasons given by HHS for adopting ICD-10 include:  \n• ICD-9 is outdated with only a limited ability to accommodate new procedures and diagnoses.  \n• ICD-9 lacks specificity and detail, uses terminology inconsistently, cannot capture new technology and lacks codes for preventive services; other alleged benefits:  \no ICD-10, with its increased specificity, will accurately label someone with the correct disease, sign/symptoms, or problem, as well as support the level of service provided.  \no ICD-10 will decrease the amount of rejected endoscopy claims since the increased specificity will directly link location of specific diagnoses within multiple endoscopy claims.  \no ICD-10 use will improve disease management with standardization of disease monitoring and reporting internationally.  \n• ICD-9 will eventually run out of space. Currently there are approximately 17,000 ICD-9 diagnosis codes compared to over 79,000 ICD-10 codes as of July 2013. As of October 1, 2013, the ICD-10 codes increased to over 91,000 . For a complete listing of all ICD-10 codes, access:  \no [https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2014-ICD-10-CM-and-GEMs.html](https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2014-ICD-10-CM-and-GEMs.html)  \nFortunately for gastroenterology and hepatology, the vast majority of the current ICD-9 codes will map cleanly to an ICD-10-CM code.  \nThe first phase to ICD-10 transformation, ASC standard, Version 5010, was put in place July 1, 2012. This involved updating billing software and electronic medical records for physician practices, facilities, and payers. The next phase is the conversion to ICD-10-CM on October 1, 2014.  \nICD-10-CM: Structure  \nCurrently, 3-7 alphanumeric codes  \n• Character 1-Alpha  \n• Character 2-Numeric  \n• Characters 3-7 Alpha or Numeric  \nExample ICD-9 vs. ICD-10-CM  \n• Ulcerative colitis with rectal bleeding  \n• ICD-9: 556.9, 569.3 (Takes 2 diagnosis codes to allow for chronic condition and symptom)  \n• ICD-10-CM: K51 .911  \nICD-10-CM: Case Study \\#1  \nA 50-year-old patient presents for his screening colonoscopy. There is no family history of colon cancer or polyps. Colonoscopy was completed to the cecum – bowel prep was good. Patient tolerated the procedure well. The following findings were noted. A descending colon polyp was removed by snare technique and a transverse colon polyp was removed by cold biopsy forceps. Both polyps were tubular adenomas per pathology. Advised follow-up was to repeat colonoscopy in 5 years.  \nAnswer  \nCPT: ICD-10-CM  \n45385-33 Z12.11 Encounter for colon screening,  \nD12.4 Benign neoplasm, descending colon,  \n45380-59 D12.3 Benign neoplasm, transverse colon  \nWith ICD-10-CM’s increased specificity as to location of ","cbCaiadZCDdn35Ih","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiadZCDdn35Ih","pdf",102322,"English","# Practice readiness for ICD-10\n## Background: ICD revisions and timeline\n## Reasons for adopting ICD-10\n## ICD-10-CM code structure\n## Example comparison: ICD-9 vs ICD-10-CM\n## Case study #1: colonoscopy and colon polyps\n## Case study #2: irritable bowel syndrome follow-up\n## ICD-10-CM descriptor differences and EHR implications","[{\"question\":\"When will ICD-10-CM be required in the United States, and what happens to ICD-9 codes afterward?\",\"answer\":\"ICD-10-CM will debut on October 1, 2014. 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