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MED112 Chapter 4

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Two parts of the ICD-10-CM Index and Tabular list
Index that contains tabular List Classifications and conditions and terms not found on the tabular list Alphabetic index
Length of ICD-10-CM codes 3-7 digits
Help point to the correct term but doesn't appear in the physician's diagnostic statement for the coder to correctly select the code Nonessential Modifiers
Many Terms appear more than once in the Alphabetic index Common Terms
First additional resource sections for researching codes ICD-10-CM Neoplasm table,
Second additional resource sections for researching codes ICD-10-CM Table of drugs and chemicals
Third additional resource sections for researching codes ICD-10-CM Index to External Causes
Eponym Condition or procedure named after a patient, or the physician who invented or discovered it,
When main term or sub-term is too long to fit one line what is used Turnover/Carryover lines
First step in assigning the correct code is to look up the Medical term
What term is cross-referenced with the accepted medical term if in the Alphabetic Index Common Term
If the cross-reference term appears after the main term Look up the term that follows the Cross-reference term
Listed under both that name and the main term disease or syndrome Ephonym
Abbreviation means that no code matches the exact situation NEC
Abbreviation means not otherwise specified not completely described NOS
Category Three-character Alphanumeric code that covers a single disease or related condition
Subcategory A four-or- five character alphanumeric subdivision of a category
Some conditions that may require two codes Etiology & Manifestation
Inclusion Notes use the word Includes
Tabular List are organized by Etiology and body system and purpose
Letter never used as the first character of an ICD-10-CM U
Excludes 1 used when two conditions could not exist together
Etiology Code may include instructions to use an additional code
Received it's name for the means of count record or list systematically Tabular List
Idea that the classification system should capture the side of the body documented for a condition Laterality
Four Cooperating parties that follow the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for coding and reporting CMS, AHA, AHIMA, NCHS
Excludes 2 Not Included here
ICD-10-CM Code for the primary diagnosis is listed First
Acute Symptoms are Sudden and Severe in nature
No appropriate code for ICD-10-CM Codes for bilateral but Two Codes are Assigned
Conditions that remain after acute illness or injury has ended Sequelae
Coexisting Conditions May be related to primary diagnosis may involve separte illness that is diagnosed and treated during the encounter
Classified in Chapter 1 of ICD-10-CM Tabular list Infectious and parasitic diseases
First step in outpatient diagnosis coding Review complete medical documentation
Second step in outpatient diagnosis coding Abstract the medical condition from visit documentation
Third step in outpatient diagnosis coding Identify the main term of each condition
Forth step in outpatient diagnosis coding Locate the main term in the alphabetic Index
Fifth step in outpatient diagnosis coding Verify the code in the tabular list
Sixth step in outpatient diagnosis coding Check compliance with any applicable official guidelines and list codes in appropriate order
Used when coding in Physician practice Reported Symptoms
GEM General Equivalence mappings Used for Pre-2015 code reviews or audits
Z codes used to report patient encounters for circumstances other than a specific disease, injury, or external cause.
Typographic technique that provides visual guidance for understanding information Conventions
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