ICD -9
OUTPATIENT CODING
CONVENTIONS
BOOK ORGANIZATION
CODING RULES
100
TABULAR LIST
What is VOLUME 1
100
MEDICAL SPECILTIES
What is DERMATOLOGY, FAMILY, PRACTICE, GYNECOLOGY ECT.
100
NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
What is "NEC"
100
INFECTIONS AND PARASITIC DISEASE
What is CHAPTER 1
100
MUST CODE FIRST
What is UNDERLYING DISEASE
200
INDEX TO PROCEDURE AND TABULAR
What is VOLUME 3
200
REASON FOR THE VISIT
What is FIRST LISTED DIAGNOIS
200
VALID 5TH DIGITS
What is BRACKETS BENEATH A CODE
200
NEOPLASMS
What is CHAPTER 2
200
DO NOT ASSIGN A CODE
What is OMIT CODE
300
INDEX TO DISEASES
What is VOLUME 2
300
LENGHT OF STAY < 24 HOURS
What is HOSPITAL OBSERVATION
300
MULTIPLE CODING (TWO CODES REQUIRED)
What is SLANTED BRACKETS
300
SIX
What is THE NUMBER OF CLASSIFICATIONS IN CHAPTER 2
300
NEOPLASMS
What is MORPHOLOGY CODES
400
MORPHOLOGY OF NEOPLASM (M CODES)
What is APPENDIX A
400
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
What is "NOS"
400
MAIN TERM
What is BOLDFACE TERMS
400
CIRCULATORY
What is CHAPTER 7
400
INSTRUCTION FOR CODER TO SEARCH FOR CONDITION
What is "CONDITON"
500
DETERMINATION THAT A SERVICE OR PROCEDURE IR REASONABLE AND NECESSARY
What is MEDICAL NECESSITY
500
DISEASES OR SYNDROMES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE
What is EPONYM
500
EXCLUSIONS
What is ITALICIZED NOTES
500
CLOSED/SIMPLE FRACTUES
What is SPIRAL, SLIPPED OR LINEAR FRACTURES
500
CAN NOT BE USED AS PRIMARY DX AND ARE USUALLY ITA LIC
WHAT IS MANIFESTATION CODES
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