The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a series of clarifying questions and answers related to the July 6, 2015 CMS/AMA Joint Announcement and Guidance Regarding ICD-10 Flexibilities. The CMS/AMA announcement informed providers that for 12 months after ICD-10 implementation, Medicare review contractors will not deny physician or other practitioner claims billed under the Part B physician fee schedule through either automated medical review or complex medical record review based solely on the specificity of the ICD-10 diagnosis code as long as the physician/practitioner used a valid code from the right family. See the July 6, 2015 StayAlert! for
additional information on the CMS/AMA announcement.
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