1.
What is ICD-10-CM and
what does it stand for
?
2. Choose
one convention
and
one guideline
from your ICD-10-CM manual and
describe the convention and guideline you chose:
Conventions (ICD-10-CM, pages
G3-G4
); Guidelines (ICD-10-
CM, pages
G7-G33
).
3.
Your initial post should have 4-6 complete sentences (75–100 words).
4.
Your responses to classmates should have 3-5 complete sentences (50–75 words).
ICD-10-CM is an arrangement of classes or groups of diagnoses and procedures by system division. ICD-
10-CM stands for Internal Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. Symbols are used in ICD-10-CM. The point dash symbol (-) tells the coder that the code contains a list of options at a level of specificity past the three-character category. General coding guidelines apply to the selection of ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes. Coding guidelines number 4, signs and systems are codes that describe symptoms and signs for reporting purposes when a related definitive diagnosis has not been established by the provider. “Chapter 18 of ICD-10-CM, Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (codes R00.0–R99) contains many, but not all codes for symptoms.” Resources:
Bowie, M. J. (2022). Understanding ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS: A worktext (7th ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 0357621808 | ISBN-13: 9780357621776=
