Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders
Coding Conventions
Signs, Symptoms and Ill-Defined Conditions
Misc
100
adenoviral pneumonia
What is 480.0?
100
chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis
What is 245.2?
100
NEC
What is Not Elsewhere Classifiable
100
Code range
What is 780-799
100
ICD-9-CM
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification abbreviation
200
Streptococcal sepsis
What is 038.0 and 995.91?
200
hypoparathyroidism
What is 252.1?
200
Used to enclose synonyms, alternative wordings, or explanatory phrases: a. Paraentheses ( ) b. Colons : c. Brackets [ ]
What is a C. Brackets [ ]
200
Section.I.B.6-8
What is general guidelines for Chapter 16 (signs and symptoms)
200
This type of ICD-9 codes can NEVER be a primary Diagnosis
What are E codes
300
Monkeypox
What is 059.01?
300
Sheehan's syndrome
What is 253.2?
300
How many columns does the neoplasm table have?
What is 6
300
presyncope
What is 780.2
300
Always assume each code has ____ digits
What is 5
400
Terms often used interchangeably by providers, however they are not synonymous terms
What is septicemia and sepsis
400
Chapter specific guidelines are found in this chapter of the ICD-9-CM book
What is Chapter 3
400
NOS
What is Not Otherwise Specified
400
Shortness of breath
What is 786.05
400
Contains procedures
What is volume 3
500
If the causal organism is not documented for sepsis or severe sepsis the coder should this code a primary
What is 038.9, unspecified septicemia
500
Type of diabetes mellitus not documented in the medical record the coder should use the default
What is type II
500
This type is used for all exclusion notes and to identify codes that should not be used for describing the primary diagnosis
What is Italicized
500
if you do not have a confirmed diagnosis you must code the ______?
What is signs and/or symptoms
500
If the same coditions is described as both acute and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the Alpha Index at the same indentation level the coder should code both with one being primary. Name the primary