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October 2016

ICD-10-CM and PCS code updates for 2017 fiscal year now available

ICD-10-CM and Procedure Coding System updates for fiscal year 2017, effective with dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2016, are now available on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. You can access the site by clicking here.

This year’s updates include:

  • 5,801 new ICD-10-CM and PCS codes
  • 1,163 ICD-10-CM and PCS code revisions
  • 323 ICD-10-CM and PCS deletions

As this is the first code update since ICD-10-CM and PCS codes were implemented on Oct. 1, 2015, we at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan want to make sure you’re aware of these changes.

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