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Introduction to ICD - 9 CM Glossary

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Definition
Acute   A condition with a rapid and short course  
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Anatomical   Body Site  
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And   Can either mean "and" or "or" when it is in the code description  
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BMI   Body Mass Index  
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Brackets[]   Symbol to enclose synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory phrases  
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Chronic   A condition that develops slowly and last a long time  
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Code First   Note in the tabular list written in italics 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 an the location of where it occurred. E codes are never sequenced 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   Subterms that are listed below the main term in the alphabetical order, and are indented  
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Excludes   Note in the tabular list to indicate the terms listed are to be reported with a code from another category  
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Includes   Note in the tabular list under a three digit code title to define further, or to give an example of the contents of the category  
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Index to Diseases   Diagnosis codes organized in an Alphabetic Index  
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Late Effect   An inactive, residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed  
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NEC   Not else where classified  
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Nonessential Modifiers   Subterms that follow the main term and are enclosed in parentheses; they can clarify the diagnosis but are not required  
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NOS   Not otherwise specified  
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Parentheses ()   Symbol to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure; without affecting the code number to which it is assigned  
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Rubrics   Three Digit Categories  
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See also   Note in the Alphabetic Index that indicates additional information is available that may provide an additional diagnostic 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 microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other organisms  
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Sepsis   Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection  
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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 with a fourth digit 9 or fifth digit 0) are used when the information in the medical record is not available for coding more specifically  
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Use Additional Code   Note in the tabular list instructing you report a second code, if the information is available, to provide a more complete picture of the diagnosis  
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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 Alphabetical Index or Index to Diseases  
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Volume 3   Referred to as the Alphabetical Index or Tabular List of Procedures; used by inpatient coders  
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With   Means "associated with" or "due to" in a code title in the Alphabetical Index or an instructional note in the Tabular List  
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