Is ICD-10-CM mainly intended for hospital inpatient coding?
No, ICD-10-CM will replace ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes and will be used for reporting all diagnoses. Providers in all healthcare settings currently utilize ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes to report various conditions, diseases or symptoms as required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and in the future these same providers will utilize ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for reporting, payment, research, and other purposes.
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