To help you avoid rejections and denials, all NextGen Healthcare clients—including those managed by NextGen® Managed Cloud Services—must act now to update ICD-10 codes.
To ensure a smooth transition, we’ve created a Success Community article titled 2020 ICD-10 Update Process Overview containing step-by-step instructions to update your ICD-10 codes.
First time Success Community user? Click here .
The updated 2020 ICD-10-CM and 2020 ICD-10-PCS codes must be used for discharges and patient encounters effective October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.The changes include:
- 273 new codes
- 30 code revisions
- 21 deletions
CMS Guidelines for ICD-10 Coding and Reporting FY 2020 are available here .
Please direct concerns or questions to AskICD10@nextgen.com.
You may also submit a case through the NextGen Healthcare Success Community using the category Practice Management (PM) and the topic ICD10 Code Import, or the category of Adaptive Content Engine and the topic of KBM Ancillary Tools if it is Adaptive Content Engine-related.
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