It's not particularly helpful, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally addressed the impending ICD-10 delay. On its website, CMS indicated it is "examining" the implications:
With enactment of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, CMS is examining the implications of the ICD-10 provision and will provide guidance to providers and stakeholders soon. This provision in the statute reads as follows: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not, prior to October 1, 2015, adopt ICD-10 code sets as the standard for codes sets under section 1173 (c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 (c)) and section 162.1002 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.”
We can't be sure of what that "examination" will mean, so don't try to read between the lines. I've done enough speculating on the subject, so I'm willing to be patient.
We'll just continue to wait.