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S 972 113th Congress Senate

Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 16, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 16, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing, administering, or enforcing specified regulations insofar as they would replace International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 with ICD-10 as a standard for code sets for appropriate data elements for financial and administrative transactions involving the electronic exchange of health information.

(The ICD is a health care classification system of diagnostic codes for classifying diseases.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1701 Identical bill Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 6, 2014
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 16, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 16, 2013
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · May 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 972: Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-972/
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