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CPC Ch. 3- ICD-9

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Acute   A condition with a rapid and short course  
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Anatomical   Body site  
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And   meaning "and" or "or"  
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BMI   body Mass Index  
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Chronic   A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long time  
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Code First   Note in the tabular list written in italic requiring the underlying disease if reported first.  
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Colon:   Used in Volume 1 after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the modifiers that follow to make it assignable to a given category.  
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Combination Code   Single code used to classify two diagnoses.  
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COPD   Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  
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E Codes   codes reported to identify how an injury occurred and the location . E codes are never sequence first  
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Etiology   Cause of disease  
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Eponym   Disease or syndrome named after a person  
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Essential Modifiers   sub-terms that are listed below the main term in alphabetical order.  
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Index to diseases   Diagnosis codes organized in an Alphabetic index  
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Late Effect   a residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed  
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NEC   not elsewhere classified-"Other", "Other Specified" 4th 8 5th 9  
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NOS   Not otherwise specified-"unspecified" 4th-9 5th-0  
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Nonessential Modifiers   Sub-terms that follow the main term and are enclosed in parentheses; they can clarify the diagnosis but not required.  
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Parentheses()   Symbol to enclosed supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure.  
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Rubrics   Three Digit Categories  
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See also   Note in the Alphabetic Index that indicates additional inf is available that may provide additional diag. code.  
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See   Note in the alphabetic Index that directs you to a more specific term under which the correct code can be found  
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Septicemia   A systemic disease associated with the microorganisms or toxins in the blood. Caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.  
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Severe Sepsis   Sepsis with associated acute organ dysfunction.  
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[slanted brackets]   symbol to indicate multiple codes are required  
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Tabular List   Diagnosis codes organized in numerical order  
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Unspecified   Codes(usually 4th digit 9 or 5th digit0) are used when the info. in the medical record is not available for coding more specifically  
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Use Additional Code   Note in the tabular list instructs you to report a second code, if the inf. is available, to provide a more complete picture of the diag.  
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V Codes   Codes used to describe circumstances or conditions that could influence patient care.  
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Volume 1   Referred to as the Tabular List  
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Volume 2   Referred to as the Alphabetic Index or Index to Disease  
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Volume 3   Referred to as the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of Procedure; used by inpatient coders.  
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With   "associated with" or "due to" in a code title in the Alphabetic Index or an instructional note in the tabular list.  
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WHO   World Health Organization. Organization uses to track morbidity and Mortality.  
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DSM   Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition.  
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Appendix A   Morphology of Neoplasms  
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Appendix B   Deleted effective October 1, 2004. Replaced by the DSM-4.  
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Appendix C   Classification of Drugs by American Hospital Formulary Service List Numbers.  
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Appendix D   Classification of Industrial Accidnts.  
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Appendix E   List of Three-Digit Categories.  
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NCHS   National Centers for Health Statistics. After 1977, along with CMS they track and update ICD-9-CM guidelines  
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London Bills of Mortality   17th Century, to collect information on the most frequent causes of death.  
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Manifestation   Shows up for some other underlying disease.  
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AHFS   American Hospital Formulary Service List  
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Sepsis   Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.  
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