Coding Conventions
Used in the tabular list to enclose synonyms, alternative wordings, or explanatory phrases.
What are Brackets []? B06 Rubella [German measles are in square brackets]
Number of characters in a ICD-9-CM code compared to a ICD-10-CM code?
What is three to five versus three to seven?
The basic coding guidelines used in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM are very similar?
What is True?
ICD-10-CM has added RT/LT/Bilateral to certain codes for increased specification, this defines...
What is added laterality?
Codes that start with the letters A00-B99
What are Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
What is used in both the alphabetic index and tabular list to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease without affecting the code number to which it is assigned.
What are parenthesis ()? Example-Anemia (essential) (general)(hemoglobin)(infantile)(primary) (profound)
ICD-9-CM codes are always numeric, ICD-10-CM codes can be?
What are alpha and numeric characters?
Codes that describe symptoms or signs, as opposed to diagnosis, are acceptable for reporting purposes if one of these has not been established by the provider...
What is a definitive diagnosis?
This character indicates episode of care.....
What is a seventh character?
Codes that start with the letters E
What is the Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases E00-E90.
This symbol is used in the tabular list after an incomplete term which needs one or more of the modifiers following it to make it assignable to a given category.
What is a colon : ?
The first character in a ICD-10-CM code is? The second through seventh are?
What is a alpha character for the first A numeric number for the second and alpha or numeric for the other characters
If the same code is described as both acute (subacute) and chronic and separate _____ exist in the alphabetic index at the same indentation level, code both and sequence the acute (subacute) code first.
What are subentries? Example- Failure Renal N19 Acute N17.9 Chronic N18.9
These are included in many ICD-10-CM obstetrics code which were not included in ICD-9-CM....
Codes that start with the letter G
What is diseases of the nervous system?
In ICD-10-CM what does "Use additional code" indicate?
What is to code that an additional code should be reported to provide a more complete picture of that code.
Sense Organs (eye, ear) are in the nervous diseases and conditions in ICD-9. Where are they in ICD-10?
What is their own chapters 7&8?
There is no________defined as to when a late effect code can or cannot be used..
What is a time limit?
Late effect in ICD-9 is called what in ICD-10?
What is Sequela?
Codes that start with the letter Q
What is Congenital Malformations, deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities?
In ICD-10-CM alphabetic index what is used to indicate that additional characters are needed to complete the diagnosis code?
What are a dash and/or check-mark?
What letter of the alphabet is not currently being used in ICD-10-CM?
What is the letter U?
This code is never used with a code for the late effect...
What is an acute phase of an illness or injury that led to the late effect?
Added standard definition for two types of excludes notes, one indicating "not included here".
What is an excludes 2 note?
Codes that begin with the letter N and codes that begin with the letter K
What are diseases of the genitourinary system and diseases of the digestive system