How an ICD-10-CM Code Proposal Becomes a Code

How does a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code make its way into the code set?
On this episode of AHCC Talk, AHCC Advisory Board member Sherri Parson, RN, HCS-D, HCS-O, HCS-H, COS-C, and Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, Senior Director, Coding Policy and Compliance with AHIMA, join the discussion to explain the ICD-10-CM code proposal and approval process.
Learn what makes a strong proposal, what evidence submitters should provide, how proposals move through the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee process, and why public comments can have a meaningful impact on the final outcome. The…