Applying Coding Guidelines In Icd-10-Cm Coding

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Alphabetic Index

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The index of main terms located in the beginning of the ICD-10-CM coding manual

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Tabular List

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The largest section in the ICD-10-CM coding manual which lists all codes alphanumerically

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Table of Neoplasms

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A reference table located after the Alphabetic Index in the ICD-10-CM coding manual that is used as a quick reference to code neoplasms

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Table of Drugs and Chemicals

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A reference table located after the Table of Neoplasms in the ICD-10-CM coding manual that is used as a quick reference to code drugs and chemicals used in poisoning and/or adverse effects

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External Cause Index

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A reference table located after the Table of Drugs and Chemicals in the ICD-10-CM coding manual that classifies environmental events, circumstances, and other conditions as the cause of injury and other adverse effects alphabetically

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American Hospital Association (AHA)

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One of four cooperating parties that developed and approved the ICD-10-CM code set for diagnosis coding

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American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

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One of four cooperating parties that developed and approved the ICD-10-CM code set for diagnosis coding

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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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One of four cooperating parties that developed and approved the ICD-10-CM code set for diagnosis coding

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National Center for Health Statistics

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One of four cooperating parties that developed and approved the ICD-10-CM code set for diagnosis coding

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Acute

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Initial effects of the disease or disorder

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Chronic

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Subsequent effects of the disease or disorder

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Combination Codes

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ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes that include more than one disease and/or condition

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Sequela

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When the acute phase of a disease or illness or injury has passed, but residual effects remain

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Laterality

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Defining which side of paired organs

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Unilateral

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Conditions effects one side of a pair of organs

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Bilateral

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Condition affects both sides of the organ pair

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Combination Coding

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One diagnosis code fully describes multiple conditions and/or manifestation

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Multiple coding

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More than one ICD-10-CM code to fully describe condition, circumstance, or manifestation, and then sequencing of multiple codes is condsidered

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Antibiotic resistant bacteria

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Bacteria that is resistant to the class of drugs used to kill bacteria; if this is documented in the patient record, this should be included in the ICD-10-CM code

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Sepsis

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An inflammatory condition in response to microorganisms in the tissue, blood, lungs, skin, or urinary system

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Septic shock

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A circulatory failure that represents a type of organ dysfunction

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Viral hepatitis

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A virus causes the inflammation of the liver; there are 5 different types

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Asymptomatic

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Patient is not displaying any common side effects of the disease

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Benign

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A neoplasm that doesn’t spread through the body

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In-situ

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A cancerous neoplasms that has not spread through the body

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Malignant

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Cancer cells that can spread beyond their origin and invade other healthy tissues in the body

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Primary malignant neoplasm

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The original body site of the cancer cells

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Malignant neoplasms is ectopic tissue

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Cancerous cells that contain tissue from other organs

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Morphology

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The study of the physical size, shape, and structure rather than the function of a given organ