Terminology
ICD-10
Alphabetic Index
Tabular List
Coding & Reporting
100
first-listed diagnosis; defined as condition established after admission
What is principal diagnosis?
100
International Classification of Diseases
What does ICD stand for?
100
subterms
What is below the main term?
100
means to count, record, or list systematically.
What is tabulate mean?
100
patient's description of the symptoms
What is chief complaint (CC)?
200
Conditions that remain after an acute illness has been treated
What is sequelae?
200
3 to 7 character alphanumeric representation or a disease or condition
What is a code?
200
nonessential modifiers
What is shown in parentheses on the same line?
200
Tabular List entries addressing the applicability of certain codes to specified conditions
What are inclusion notes?
200
Code to the highest level of certainty
What is the second rule of ICD-10 coding?
300
Cause or origin of a disease or condition
What is etiology?
300
Index of all external causes of diseases and injuries classified in the Tabular List
What is the Index of External Causes?
300
single code which describes both the etiology and the manifestation of a particular condition
What is combination code?
300
"x" inserted in a code to fill a blank space
What is placeholder character?
300
Code to the highest level of specificity
What is the third rule of ICD-10 coding?
400
General equivalence mappings, reference tables of related ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes
What are GEMS? (Acronym and definition)
400
When the National Center for Health Statistics & CMS release ICD-10-CM updates
What is addenda?
400
Not otherwise specified; indicates the code to use when no information is available for assigning the disease or condition a more specific code (unspecified)
What is NOS? (Acronym and definition)
400
indicates conditions that are not classifiable to the preceding code. Excludes 1 and Excludes 2
What are exclusion notes? AND how many types are there?
400
tumors, growth arises from normal tissue.
What are neoplasms?
500
Oct. 1, 2015
What date did ICD-10 go live/or in to effect?
500
index in table format of drugs and chemicals that are listed in Tabular List
What is Table of Drugs & Chemicals?
500
Not elsewhere classified; code to use when a disease cannot be placed in another category
What is NEC? (Acronym and definition)
500
necessary assignment of a seventh character to a code
What is seventh-character extension?
500
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How many coding steps are there?
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