Department of Veterans Affairs ICD-10 Code Set Replacement Client Profile The US Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care operates the nation's largest integrated health care system, with more than 1,700 hospitals, clinics, community living centers, domiciliaries, readjustment counseling centers, and other facilities. Challenge On January 16, 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule requiring the replacement of the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, and Clinical Modification (ICD -9-CM) diagnosis code set with the, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) diagnosis code set and replacement of ICD-9-CM procedure codes with the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code set. These requir

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