2010 Icd Coding Guidelines Part Iii

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Malignant Neoplasm associated with transplanted organ complication.

Back 1

Code first the complication, 996.8 then the malignant neoplasm 199.2

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Diabetes codes and associated conditions coding sequence.

Back 2

Assign category 250 first then code associated conditions.

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Assigning secondary diabetes codes and associated conditions,

Back 3

Category 249 secondary diabetes is listed first then diabetic manifestation codes.
Example 2nd diabetes with diabetic nephrosis is code 249.40, followed by 581.81.

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Hypertensive Retinopathy

Back 4

Code first 362.11 Hypertensive retinopathy then 401-405 for type of hypertension

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Elevated Blood Pressure

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code 796.2 elevated BPP (not 401 hypertention).

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Hypertension secondary

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two codes required, code underlying etiology then HTN, sequencing of codes is determined by the reason for admission/encounter.

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Stroke, CVA default code 434.91

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code 434.91Cerebral artery occlusion, unspecified with infarction. do not use 436 when stroke or CVA are documented

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Postoperative stroke,CVA

Back 8

Code 997.02 postoperative stroke, then 430-432, type of CVA

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COPD and asthma or obstructive chronic bronchitis with acute bronchitis

Back 9

491.2, 492 or asthma 493, 496 when specific type of COPD not mentioned.

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COPD acute bronchitis

Back 10

466.0 due to an infectious organism

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Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium

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Code 630-679 pregnancy codes first, sequencing priority over codes from other chapters.

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Routine outpatient prenatal visits

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V22.0 do not use in conjunction with 630-679.

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High-risk patients prenatal

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V23 supervision of high-risk pregnancy

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Outcome of delivery

Back 14

V27.0-V27.9 are used when a delivery has occurred. Not to be used on subsequent records or on newborn record.

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Pregnancy with diabetes

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648.0x then category 250 or 249. If treated with insulin, use also V8.67 long-term (current) use of insulin.