HHS proposes one-year delay to switch

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a one-year delay in the switch to ICD-10-CM.  The compliance date would move from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014.

The move is one of several proposals HHS is making as part of a notice of proposed rule making here (warning: PDF).  Other rules include implementation of a national health insurance plan identifier.

HHS also considered (1) not changing the compliance date, (2) changing the compliance date instead to October 1, 2015, and (3) skipping ICD-10-CM altogether and waiting for ICD-11.