{"id":4013,"date":"2014-05-14T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:15:05","slug":"is-your-practice-prepared-for-the-icd-10-changeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/is-your-practice-prepared-for-the-icd-10-changeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Practice Prepared for the ICD-10 Changeover?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Implementation of ICD-10 will not only affect staff, payers, vendors and physicians but it will also impact revenue cycle for medical practices. Physicians have the most to lose because claim submission with coding errors will result in delayed or no payment. As the new coding system is round the corner, it has become vital for physicians to start the necessary training and planning.<\/p>\n

Rigorous training will be required for billers and coders. Providers will have to document in greater detail. Even super-bills and billing software will have to be changed to start billing with ICD-10 codes. Apart from system changes and training, practices will have to be prepared for costs related to ICD-10 conversion that may range anywhere between $83,000 to $2.7 mn.; depending on the practice.<\/p>\n

ICD-10 preparation- where to start from?<\/h2>\n