Keywords

compensation, diagnostic codes, ICD-9, ICD-10, procedural codes

Authors

1. Fant, Catherine PhD, RN-BC
2. Theiss, Mary Anne JD, PhD, RN, CNE

Abstract

Abstract: Coding patients' diagnoses and institutional procedures under the International Classification of Diseases transitioned from the ICD-9 to ICD-10, effective October 1, 2015, which has many implications for nurse practitioners.