Punctuation
Chapters
Table of Drugs and Chemicals
General Guidelines
ICD 9 Parts
100
Brackets
What is the punctuation mark that encloses synonyms or explanations
100
001-139
What is the code range for codes listed in the Infectious and Parasitic Disease Chapter?
100
Accidental Poisoning
What is the heading that represents accidental overdose of drug, wrong substance given or take, drug taken inadvertently, accidents in the usage of drugs and biologicals in medical and surgical procedures, and to show external causes of poisonings classifiable to 980-989?
100
Signs and Symptoms
What can be coded with a related definitive diagnosis has not been established.
100
Tabular List
What is a numerical listing of diagnosis codes?
200
Slanted Brackets
What is the punctuation mark that encloses manifestation codes, or codes that should be listed second.
200
280-289
What is the code range for codes listed in the Disease of The Blood and Blood Forming Organs Chapter?
200
Therapeutic Use
What is the heading that represents when a correct substance is properly administered in therapeutic or prophylactic dosage as the external cuase of adverse effects?
200
Conditions that are Integral
What is signs and symptoms that are associated routinely with a disease process and should not be coded separately.
200
Alphabetical Index
What is an alphabetic listing of diseases, conditions or injuries?
300
Parentheses
What is the punctuation mark that encloses supplemental words or nonessential modifiers.
300
580-629
What is the code range for codes listed in the Diseases of the Genitourinary System Chapter?
300
Suicide Attempt
What is the heading that represents instances in which self-inflicted injuries or poisonings are involved?
300
Acute and Chronic Conditions
What is coded separately if the same condition is described as both acute and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the Alpha Index at the same indentation level, both are coded and the acute is sequenced first.
300
V Code Table
What is the table that lists whether a specific type of code can use used as a first listed diagnosis, first or second listed diagnosis or additional diagnosis only?
400
Colon
What is the punctuation mark that is placed after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the following modifiers to assign that code?
400
740-759
What is the code range for codes listed in the Congenital Anomalies Chapter?
400
Assault
What is the heading that respresents injury or poisoning inflicted by another person with the intent to injure or kill?
400
Late Effects
What is the residual effect after the acute phase of an illness or injury has terminated.
400
Table of Drugs and Chemicals
What is the table that contains a classification of drugs and other chemical substances used to identify poisoning states and external causes of adverse effects?
500
Lozenge
What is the deleted punctuation mark that looked like a box?
500
710-739
What is the code range for codes listed in the Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Chapter?
500
Undetermined
What is the heading that represents when the intent of the poisoning or injury cannot be determined whether it was intentional or accidental?
500
Coombination Code
What is a single code used to classify: Two diagnoses, or a diagnosis with an associated secondary process or a diagnosis with an associated complication.
500
ICD 9 CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
What are the set of rules that all coders are required to follow?
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