[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2994-2995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), ICD-10 Coordination 
and Maintenance (C&M) Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The CDC, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff, announces the 
following meeting of the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) 
Committee meeting. This meeting is open to the public, limited only by 
the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 240 
people. The meeting will be broadcast live via Webcast at http://www.cms.gov/live/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 6, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. EST and March 7, 2018x, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Auditorium, 
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Traci Ramirez, Program Specialist, 
CDC, 3311 Toledo Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20782; telephone (301) 458-4454; 
Email address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee is 
a public forum for the presentation of proposed modifications to the 
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical 
Modification and ICD-10 Procedure Coding System.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
ICD-10-PCS Topics:

Blalock-Taussig Shunt Occlusion
Knee Replacement
Irreversible Electroporation (IRE)
Endovascular Cardiac Implant
Combined Thoracic Arch Replacement and Thoracic Aorta Restriction
Spinal Fusion with Radiolucent Hydroxyapatite
Interbody Fusion Device
Endovascular Intracranialy Thrombectomy
Cell Suspension Autografting
Trigard Cerebral Embolic Protection
Endobronchial Coils
Addenda and Key Updates

    ICD-10-CM Topics:
Cyclic Vomiting
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS)
Exertional Heat Stroke
Intracranial Hypotension
ICD-10-CM Addendum

    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Security Considerations: Due to increased security requirements CMS 
has instituted stringent procedures for entrance into the building by 
non-government employees. Attendees will need to present valid 
government-issued picture identification, and sign-in at the security 
desk upon entering the building.
    Attendees who wish to attend the March 6-7, 2018, ICD-10-CM C&M 
meeting must submit their name and organization by March 1, 2018, for 
inclusion on the visitor list. This visitor list will be maintained at 
the front desk of the CMS building and used by the guards to admit 
visitors to the meeting.
    Participants who attended previous Coordination and Maintenance 
meetings will no longer be automatically added to the visitor list. You 
must request inclusion of your name prior to each meeting you wish 
attend.
    Please register to attend the meeting on-line at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/events/.
    Please contact Mady Hue (410-786-4510) or [email protected] 
for questions about the registration process.

    Note: CMS and NCHS no longer provide paper copies of handouts 
for the meeting. Electronic copies of all meeting materials will be 
posted on the CMS and NCHS websites prior to the meeting at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes/03_meetings.asp#TopOfPage and https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm_maintenance.htm.

    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-00967 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4160-18-P