NOW I KNOW MY ABC'S!
Advancing Bugs!
What is Infectious and Parasitic disease chapter codes that start with (A00-B99)
Symptoms routinely associated with a disease process
Integral (example, Fever with strep throat)
Transformation of diagnoses into universal alphanumeric codes
Medical Coding
Hemiplegia affecting the patient's left side is considered by default to be this
Non-dominant
The lasting residual effect of an ilness or injury
sequelae
Cancer codes start with this
C and D (C00-D49)
Statement of conclusion that describes the reason for a disease, illness, or problem
Diagnosis
One code for two clinical problems
Combination code
Hemiparesis occurring in a patient's right side when dominance is not known
Dominant
If the diagnosis is resolved and has no impact on current care
Use a History of code
Diabetes starts with this letter
E for Endocrine (E00-E89)
Coded when a definitive diagnosis is NOT established
Symptoms
What app has the EXCLUDES notes?
Cypher
Diabetic, Hypertensive, Due to, Secondary to/Caused by, With
Linking language/Causal relationships
The patient has never been seen for an injury
Initial visit, last digit of A
Freaky!
Substance use, abuse, and dependence and/or Mental Health codes such as MDD (F01-F99)
When "Other" is in the code descriptor
Define "other", what is the clinical problem and how does it relate to "other". (Link)
Research, Education, Health Statistics, Funding, & Reimbursement
Why we code/What we do with ICD-10 codes
Pulling diagnoses through from visit to visit without updating the documentation
Copy & Paste, Cookie Cutter, Cloning, Pulling Forward, Out of the Blue
The patient has been seen by another practioner already but the injury is still being treated
Subsequent visit
Nervous System codes start with a _______
G for Gabapentin. MS is G35 (G00-G99)
What is hemiplegia due to a previous CVA?
Sequelae
The 1st character of an ICD-10 code is
The body system affected/which Disease cateogory
All conditions which currently affect the care and treatment of the patient
Chronic disease/Co-existing conditions
The injury happened long ago and you are seeing the patient for any after effects that lingered
Sequelae of an injury, such as a TBI with hemiparesis, stroke with aphasia, ataxia