Billing and Coding

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: _Table of Drugs and chemicals _______

3. A diagnosis for a condition or disease of the Respiratory System would fall within this code range: ___P22.0____

4. These types of codes are used to identify “Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Service”: ___________

5. What is the code range for “External Causes of Morbidity”? __Y93 _____

6. What does ICD-10-CM stand for? _____ International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification

7. Is code D57.419 a category or subcategory? ____Category________

8. Is code T58 a category or subcategory? ___________________

9. Is code I41 a category or subcategory? ___________________

10. Is code S32.10XA a category or subcategory? ___________________

11. Provide the correct description for code B17.2 from the tabular list. ___________________

12. Provide the correct description for code N20.0 from the tabular list. ___________________

13. Provide the correct description for code G93.1 from the tabular list. ___________________

14. Provide the correct description for code Z72.820 from the tabular list. _______________

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