ICD-10-CM Guidelines Chapters 1-15

ICD-10-CM Guidelines Chapters 1-15 What letter is used as a placeholder in ICD-10-CM? - ANS-X What is found inside parentheses in the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List? - ANS-An Essential Modifier What is an instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index indicating another term must be referenced? - ANS-See What is the code found in brackets in the Alphabetic Index and must always be sequenced second after the Etiology Code? - ANS-Manifestation What is used when two conditions cannot occur together e.g. congenital vs acquired of the same condition? - ANS-Excludes 1 Note It is essential to use both the Alphabetic Index and this when locating and assigning a code. - ANS- The Tabular Index Which is sequenced first if the same condition is described as both acute and chronic? - ANS-Acute What is one of the two conditions where codes can be assigned based on medical record documentation from ancillary staff e.g. nurses? - ANS-BMI or Pressure Ulcer Stages What is the minimum number of characters that can be used in ICD-10-CM coding? - ANS-3 What is the residual effect after the acute phase of an illness or injury has terminated? Sequela or Late Effect - ANS-....