Question

The National Center for Health Statistics is responsible for developing the procedure classification ICD-10-PCS.

Answer 1

The two separate timelines, which follow, detail the development of the clinical modification of ICD-10 (ICD-10-CM) by the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, which is responsible for diagnosis classification in the United States and the development of ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.