What to know
The ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee coordinates and manages ICD-10 modifications for the United States. The committee holds public meetings to consider proposed revisions. Final decisions on proposed revisions are made through a Department of Health and Human Services process.
ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance
The ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee coordinates and maintains the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code sets in the United States. The ICD-10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) set is for diagnosis codes. The ICD-10 Procedure Code System (ICD-10-PCS) set is for inpatient medical procedures.
The committee receives proposals to revise ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. It also holds public meetings to discuss the proposals. Final decisions on code revisions are made through a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) process. following the meeting. No final decisions are made at committee meetings.
Committee members
Two agencies make up the committee to maintain the ICD-10 code sets:
- CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) maintains and updates ICD-10-CM.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintains and updates ICD-10-PCS.
- Representatives from both agencies co-chair the committee meetings.
Accessing meetings and materials
- Committee meetings are virtual and open to the public.
- Preregistration is required to attend meetings.
- Participants will receive information to access the virtual meetings in the proposal packet.
- Future scheduled meetings are posted on the committee meetings page.
- View the tentative agenda for the upcoming meeting approximately one month before the meeting.
- View and download copies of proposals and other meeting materials from the page's upcoming meetings section before the meeting.
- View and download clinical presentations from the page's past meetings section after the meeting.