CMS is not requiring the ordering provider to rewrite the original order with the appropriate ICD-10 code for lab, radiology services, or any other services after ICD-10 implementation on October 1, 2015, including Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS).
A  cost-of-living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time or regions. It is an index that measures differences in the price of goods and services, and allows for substitutions with other items as prices vary.
Increasingly, customers are seeking to better assess the pricing differences for their local area. In response to this demand for more localized data, C2ER has developed a county-level cost of living index for the United States based on an econometric model that identifies key determinants of an area s cost of living.he Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) has created the County Cost of Living adjustment to standardize the Census MHI data to factor in cost of living differentials. The United States Census Bureau publishes vast amounts of county level economic data used in making policy decisions.