Chapter 2 Flashcards
ICD 10 was originally issued in 1993 by____
The World Health Organization
This country uses ICD10-AM
Australia
ICD-10 is designed for classification of patient ______ and ________
Morbidity, mortality
CM in ICD-10-CM stands for?
Clinical modifications
Four reasons why dx codes are used.
- Facilitates payment
2.Evaluate use of healthcare facilities - Research quality of healthcare
- Predict trends
- Plan for future healthcare needs
ICD 10 is used to translate _________ descriptive information into alphanumeric codes.
Verbal or narrative
Three sections of alphabetic index
Disease and injuries
Table of drugs and chemicals
External causes of injury
Main terms
Bold and flush with left margins
Sub terms
Under main terms indented to the right
Essential modifiers
Sub terms modify main terms, creating greater specificity
Connecting words
Define relationship between main and sub terms
Neoplasms C00-D49
C for cancer
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases
E for Endocrine
Nervous system G00-G99
G for ganglia
Ear and mastoid process H60-95
H for hearing
Circulatory system I10-I99
I for infarct
Musculoskeletal system, and connective tissue M00-M99
M for musculoskeletal
Genitourinary system N00-N99
N for nephrology
Certain conditions originated in the perinatal Period P00-P96
P for perinatal
Section
Group of three digit categories that represent a group of conditions or related conditions