ICD-10 Codes required starting October 1, 2015

Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)

Division of Coal Mine Workers Compensation (DCMWC) will transition from International Classification of Diseases 9^th edition (ICD-9) to the 10^th edition (ICD-10) coding for medical diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures effective October 1, 2015. The program will accept the use of the ICD-10 codes on a schedule aligned with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For services provided on or after October 1, 2015, DCMWC will require all providers to use only the ICD-10 code sets. For services provided prior to October 1, 2015, only ICD-9 codes will be accepted.

For more information, resources and news regarding the ICD-10 transition, please visit the CMS website: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/index.html?redirect=/icd10