ICD-10 for Cardiologists
Doctors’ offices, hospitals and everyone covered under HIPPA will be making the much anticipated switch to the ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. The number of diagnostic codes will increase from 14,000 to 70,000. What does this mean for a cardiology department or office? This new coding system has the potential to better identify public health problems and manage disease and outcomes. However, under ICD-10, there will be 845 codes for angioplasty! How can cardiologists understand and be prepared for the changes? Read on for the general and cardiology specific changes occurring and how you can be ready.