ICD10 diagnosis codes are supposed to be used on or before 2013
From the main directory, select #8, then #1 and click on the 'Defaults (Forms)' tab.
There is a button there that will load the ICD10 diagnosis codes from the cms.gov web site. Note that if there are additional codes or changed descriptions, they will be updated/refreshed in your diagnosis code table. No diagnosis codes will be changed in your patient data/transactions, etc. This only changes your 'master' lookup file.
Also, on that same screen you can change your default diagnosis code version. This will help you find the code you want after the ICD10 codes are required.
You will get a warning:
If you have a network with other people using the software, you must have them log completely out of the program. You may need to plan this since the ICD-10 import may take an hour or even more depending on the speed of your hardware.
When you press the 'Yes' button the conversion will begin. Please do not use your computer until you see that the import is finished.
After you have the ICD-10 Codes installed, here are some utilities integrated with the software:
From the main directory select #8, then #5, then #3 to go to the diagnosis code lookup screen:
Now enter any code you want to lookup. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will use an ICD-9 code with many matching ICD-10 codes: 805.3
Click on the label: 'Diagnosis conversion'
Now you will see a 'browse' window with the ICD-9 code that you selected followed by the ICD-10 codes that match. The ICD-10 codes are listed in the order that they match. The 1st ICD-10 code may be an exact match followed by other close matches that you may want to check out. There are many more ICD-10 codes than ICD-9 codes. This allows you to be more exact when you assign the codes. The payers want you to be exact.
There are ICD-9 codes that do not have an ICD-10 equivalent. If you search for one of these codes, you will get a screen that tells you there is no match. Examples are:
764.09 - 764.19
'E' codes like E85.08 - E98.39
'V' codes like V64.41 - V64.43
Stratford will update these codes as they become available from the government. We expect to have frequent updates through 2014.