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The 8 Steps for correct ICD coding
* Identify all terms in the diagnosis
* Locate each main term in the Alphabetic Index.
* Refer to any subterms indented under the main term.
* Follow cross-reference instructions if the needed code is not located under the first main entry consulted.
* Verify the code in the Tabular List.
* Read and be guided by any instructional terms in the Tabular List.
* Assign codes to the highest level of specificity.
* Continue coding until all diagnoses have been identified.
1. Locate the main term “Diaper rash” in the Alphabetical Index. List the code you are directed to in the Tabular List: 691.0
2. To assign a code for a poisoning or an adverse effect, you would refer to this table in the Alphabetic Index: Drugs/Chemicals
3. A diagnosis for a condition or disease of the Respiratory System would fall within this code range: 460-519
4. These types of codes are used to identify “Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Service”: V01-V91
5. What is the code range for “External Causes of Morbidity”? V00-Y99
6. What does ICD-10-CM stand for? Internal Classification of Disease tenth edition
7. Is code D57.419 a category or subcategory? Category
8. Is code T58 a category or subcategory? Subcategory
9. Is code I41 a category or subcategory? Category
10. Is code S32.10XA a category or subcategory? Subcategory
11. Provide the correct description for code B17.2 from the tabular list. Acute Hepatitis E
12. Provide the correct description for code N20.0 from the tabular list. Calculus of kidney
13. Provide the correct description for code G93.1 from the tabular list. Anoxic brain damage
14. Provide the correct description for code Z72.820 from the tabular list. Sleep deprivation
15. Provide the correct description for code W27.2XXA from the tabular list. Contact with scissors
16. Identify the correct main term...