Below is a list of helpful website links. Please note that the Medicare Carrier sites are still in transition. We will update these links as this information becomes available to us.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.cms.hhs.gov
Medicare
www.medicare.gov
Medi-Cal
www.medi-cal.ca.gov/
Medicaid
www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp
CMS New, deleted, and revised ICD-9-CM codes- summary tables
www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/07_summarytables.asp
CDC-NCHS Date Warehouse ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines, Addenda and Errata
www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/ftpicd9.htm
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Resources for compliance, training, privacy, security, policy, software, and certification.
www.hippa.com
The Federal Register
The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
www.oig.hhs.gov
Medicare Carriers
CSSC Operations Website for Medicare Risk Adjustment Information
www.mcoservice.com/
CMS Risk Adjustment –Risk Model Codes
ICD-10 Preparation Checklist
www.ahacentraloffice.com/ahacentraloffice_app/ICD-10/files/Checklist.pdf
World Health Organization (ICD-10)
www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/
National Center for Health Statistics (ICD page)
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/icd9/abticd9.htm
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
www.aapc.com
American College of Medical Coding Specialists (ACMCS)
www.acmcs.org
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
www.ahima.org
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
http://www.aaos.org
American Academy of Otolaryngology
http://www.entnet.org
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
http://www.aast.org
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
http://www.neurosurgery.org
American Board of Neurological Surgery
http://www.abns.org
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
http://www.abog.org
American Board of Ophthalmology
http://www.abop.org
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
http://www.abos.org
American Board of Otolaryngology
http://www.aboto.org
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
http://www.abts.org
American Board of Urology
http://www.abu.org
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://www.acog.org
American College of Surgeons
http://www.facs.org
American Laryngological Association
http://www.alahns.org
American Medical Association (AMA)
www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Association (AMA) CPT/HCPCS
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3113.html
American Pediatric Surgical Association
http://www.eapsa.org
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
http://www.asbs.org
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
http://www.assh.org
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
http://www.surgery.org
American Society of Breast Surgeons
http://www.breastsurgeons.org
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
http://www.ascrs.org
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
http://www.fascrs.org
American Society of Dermatological Surgery
http://www.asds.net
American Society of General Surgeons
http://www.theasgs.org
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
http://www.plasticsurgery.org
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
http://www.asts.org
American Urological Association
http://www.auanet.org
Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society
http://www.chss.org/
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
www.cmss.org
Society for Vascular Surgery
http://www.vascularweb.org
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
http://www.sages.org
Society of Critical Care Medicine
http://www.sccm.org
Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
http://www.surgonc.org
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
http://www.sts.org
MediLexicon Resource –Dictionary, Abbreviations and Medications
http://www.medilexicon.com/