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Excludes1 vs Excludes2 in ICD-10-CM
How to read and apply ICD-10-CM Excludes1 and Excludes2 notes, including where notes apply in the hierarchy and the unrelated-conditions exception for Excludes1.
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ICD-10-CM coding guides
Practical, step-by-step guides to the ICD-10-CM conventions coders apply every day. Each one follows the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
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7th Characters and the Placeholder X in ICD-10-CM
How to add a required 7th character to an ICD-10-CM code, when to use the placeholder X, and what the injury 7th characters A, D and S mean.
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ICD-10-CM Code Sequencing Basics
How to sequence ICD-10-CM codes - principal diagnosis for inpatient stays, first-listed diagnosis for outpatient visits, etiology/manifestation pairs, Code first, Use additional code and Code also notes.
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How to Find the Right ICD-10-CM Code
The two-step ICD-10-CM lookup the Official Guidelines require - locate the term in the Alphabetic Index, then verify it in the Tabular List - plus NEC, NOS, default codes and specificity.
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Search the current code set with instructional notes, Excludes1/Excludes2, 7th characters and GEMs, then build and check code sets.