Is medical coding getting more complex?
Yes. The ICD-9 and CPT coding initiatives are complex and constantly changing. Currently, the ICD-9 coding comprises some 17,000 codes, but a CMS mandate requires that physicians start using ICD-10 coding, which comprises 155,000 codes, by the year 2013. As medical coding continues to become more complex and harder to navigate, making sure that your practice is coding properly continues to become more important.
