Under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which became effective April 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will delay the implementation of ICD-10 codes until October 1, 2015. All HIPAA covered entities must continue using ICD-9 codes through September 30, 2015. This is the 4th “deadline” established for the ICD-10 implementation. For more information about this subject, click here and here.
