HISTORY
This is when medical coding began as medical classification.
What is the 17th century.
This alpha list includes these.
What is main terms, non essential modifiers and essential modifiers?
I hold your spot for you and I am no dummy.
What is a placeholder?
You can use me instead of your book.
What is encoder or trucode?
These define malignant sites.
What is Primary, Secondary and CA in Situ?
The USA is the only country in the world to uses coding for this.
What is reimbursement purposes
I use this trick to remember the chapters in ICD-10.
What is a mnemonic device?
You can find me in the index this way.
What is by condition, signs or symptoms?
I am the underlying cause or origin of a disease.
What is the etiology?
I have two different types.
What are diabetes types 1 and 2?
In 1946 this organization established codes.
Who is the World Health Organization?
When you use my code, it usually isn't because the patient was sick.
What is a Z code?
If you are in the hospital your code would come from here.
What is the ICD-10PCs coding book?
I am am the lingering effects of a health condition.
What is a sequela?
This chapter tells us about drugs and chemicals.
What is Chapter 19??
I am brand new every year on this date.
What is October 1, 2022
I can tell you where and how the patient was hurt.
What is the Index to External Causes?
I may be the last place you look, but I am most important.
What is the tabular section?
These finding are measurable.
What are objective?
These codes took the place of V codes from ICD-9.
What are z codes?
This was the original reason for medical coding.
What is to collect statistical date?
I tell you what to do and I have 4 sections.
What are guidelines?
I am the rule of thumb.
What is "never code directly from the alphabetic index!!"?
I am signs and symptoms of a disease.
What is the manifestation?
This is the most important thing to remember.
What is "code to the highest degree of specificity?"