impact of ICD 10 on ADA form

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Keith Ma
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impact of ICD 10 on ADA form

Post by Keith Ma » Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:34 pm

Does the Opendental version 15.2.25 ( I just updated today) comply with ICD code 10? I don't even know what the hell is ICD 10. I guess it is medical coding. So should I be worried, while filing dental claim form? I do see diagnostic code in ADA form, how can I check if it is ICD code?
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Re: impact of ICD 10 on ADA form

Post by jsalmon » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:20 pm

ICD-10 isn't something to "comply" with, you just might be required to start using it instead of ICD-9 or another code system (SNOMED, CDT, etc). ICD-10 is just yet another code system like you mentioned.
You need to be using Open Dental v15.3 or greater to get access to ICD-10. v15.2 only has access to ICD-9:
http://www.opendental.com/manual/icdcodes.html
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Re: impact of ICD 10 on ADA form

Post by Manny Ramirez » Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:49 pm

Maxillo-Facial Surgeons must use ICD10 to submit medical claims. Otherwise, they get denied
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Re: impact of ICD 10 on ADA form

Post by Arna » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:47 am

An easy way to think of it-
Before October, were you adding ICD-9 codes to claims? If so, now you need to use ICD-10.
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