06/02/15
CMS Has Second Successful ICD-10 Testing Week
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted their second ICD-10 end-to-end testing the week of April 27 – May 1, 2015 and the results released today show CMS is ready for the implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. Approximately 875 providers, clearinghouses and billing agencies accounting for nearly 1600 registered NPI’s participated in the testing week. The acceptance rate for April was higher than January, with an increase in test claims submitted and a decrease in the percentage of errors related to both ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnosis codes. • 23,138 test claims received • 20,306 test claims
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