What are the differences between ICD9 and ICD10? What were benefits to switching from ICD9 to ICD10?
Do you feel that the coding process is similar? How does it differ?
ICD-9-CM has 19 chapters where ICD-10-CM has 21.
ICD-9-CM has 3 Volumes to the book starting with Volume 2, Followed by Volume 1 then Volume 3.
Top Differences Between ICD-9-CM & ICD-10-CM
Specific Information
ICD-9 is lacking of specifics such as similar injuries on opposite parts of the body having the same code. Is it left or right side? This is not as effective and causes confusion. ICD-10 will be more “part of body” specific. Left vs. right and it also let us know whether it is initial or subsequent encounter as well as other relevant information.
Number of Codes …show more content…
roughly 13,000 in ICD-9. With ICD-10 version of codes there is more flexibility to add codes in the same area of the book. In ICD-9, once it ran out of numbers the codes ended up in another area of the book which may it confusing finding certain codes
Length of Code
ICD-10 uses codes that are longer (in some cases) than those of ICD-9, following a basic structure.
Digits 1-3 will now refer to the category
Digit 1 is always alphabetic
Digits 2-3 are always numeric
Digits 4-6 will cover clinical details such as severity, etiology, and anatomic site (among others), and are either alphabetic or numeric
Digit 7 will serve as an extension when necessary, and will be either alphabetic or numeric
Combination Codes
ICD-10 supports further use of combination codes that can be used to classify such things as multiple diagnoses or a diagnosis with a complication. These are expressed as single codes, reducing the number of codes that need to be made while still providing information that is as specific as possible.
Use of Alphabetic
Do you feel that the coding process is similar? How does it differ?
ICD-9-CM has 19 chapters where ICD-10-CM has 21.
ICD-9-CM has 3 Volumes to the book starting with Volume 2, Followed by Volume 1 then Volume 3.
Top Differences Between ICD-9-CM & ICD-10-CM
Specific Information
ICD-9 is lacking of specifics such as similar injuries on opposite parts of the body having the same code. Is it left or right side? This is not as effective and causes confusion. ICD-10 will be more “part of body” specific. Left vs. right and it also let us know whether it is initial or subsequent encounter as well as other relevant information.
Number of Codes …show more content…
roughly 13,000 in ICD-9. With ICD-10 version of codes there is more flexibility to add codes in the same area of the book. In ICD-9, once it ran out of numbers the codes ended up in another area of the book which may it confusing finding certain codes
Length of Code
ICD-10 uses codes that are longer (in some cases) than those of ICD-9, following a basic structure.
Digits 1-3 will now refer to the category
Digit 1 is always alphabetic
Digits 2-3 are always numeric
Digits 4-6 will cover clinical details such as severity, etiology, and anatomic site (among others), and are either alphabetic or numeric
Digit 7 will serve as an extension when necessary, and will be either alphabetic or numeric
Combination Codes
ICD-10 supports further use of combination codes that can be used to classify such things as multiple diagnoses or a diagnosis with a complication. These are expressed as single codes, reducing the number of codes that need to be made while still providing information that is as specific as possible.
Use of Alphabetic