Aapc: Chapter 3- Introduction To Icd-9-Cm

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late effect

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usually an inactive, residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed

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infectious conditions

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There are no late effect E codes for

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residual condition first, cause second

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What 2 codes are needed & in what order when coding late effects of infectious conditions?

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acute

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a condition with a rapid & short cause

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and

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can mean either “and” or “or” when it is in the code description

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brackets

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symbols to enclose synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory phrases

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chronic

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a condition that develops slowly & lasts a long time

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code first

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note in the tabular list written in italics requiring underlying disease if reported first

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E codes

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codes reported to identify how an injury occurred & the location of where it occurred

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first

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E codes are never sequenced

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etiology

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cause of the disease

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essential modifiers

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subterms that are listed below the main term in the alphabetical order, & are indented

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excludes

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note in the tabular list to indicate the terms listed are to be reported with a code from another category

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includes

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note in the tabular list under a three digit code title to define further, or to give an example of the contents of the category

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nonessential modifiers

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subterms that follow the main term & are enclosed in parentheses; they can clarify the diagnosis but are not required

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parentheses

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symbol to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure, without affecting the code number to which it is assigned

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septicemia

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a systemic isease associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood

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sepsis

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whole body inflammatory state; generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection

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severe sepsis

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sepsis with associated acute organ dysfunction

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slanted brackets

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symbol to indicate multiple codes are required

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unspecified

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codes used when the information in the medical record is not available for coding more specifically

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V codes

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codes used to describe circumstances or conditions that could influence patient care

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with

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means “associated with” or “due to” in a code title in the alphabetical index or an instructional note in the tabular list