Here is where you must always confirm your code
What is in the tabular index
What is a prefix?
Beginning part of a medical term
What is anatomy?
What is the structure of our bodies.
The first place to look up an ICD-10-Code
What is the alphabetic Index
What is a suffix?
The ending of a medical term.
This is the term for the fingers attached to your hand?
What is phalanges.
In red in the alphabetic index
What are main terms
What does the prefix pre- mean?
To come before.
This is the term for your arms?
What is extremities.
If there is a bilateral code you use that once code. Otherwise code two codes one for left and one for right.
What is how to code bilateral conditions.
This suffix means disease.
What is -pathy.
What is another term for patella?
What is kneecap.
This is a late effect of a condition
What is a sequelae
This is the term for the middle part of a medical term?
What is root.
What is another term for trunk?
What is chest.