A CMS spokesperson issued the following statement Thursday:
“HHS expects to release an interim final rule in the near future that will include a new compliance date that would require the use of ICD-10 beginning Oct. 1, 2015. The rule will also require HIPAA covered entities to continue to use ICD-9-CM through Sept. 30, 2015.”
The announcement resolves the uncertainty that followed the passage of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which stated HHS could not compel providers to switch to ICD-10 before Oct. 1, 2015, but gave no exact transition date.
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