Medicare Contractor Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
This instruction is CMS" annual reminder to the Medicare contractors of the ICD-9-CM update that is effective for the dates of service on and after October 1, 2008. The initial release of this Recurring Update Notification can be found in Pub.100-04, Chapter 23, Section 10.2 of the internet-only manual
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: July 29, 2008
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