ICD-10 Coding/External Causes of Morbidity
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This lesson introduces ICD-10-CM External Causes of Morbidity.
Objectives and Skills[edit | edit source]
Objectives and skills for this lesson include:
- Correctly apply ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for accurate selection and sequencing of external causes of morbidity codes
Guidelines[edit | edit source]
Start Here[edit | edit source]
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY2019[edit | edit source]
Chapter 20 specific guidelines can be found on pages 85-91 of this document
Part 1: Diagnoses[edit | edit source]
Chapter 20 Guidelines with Clinical Scenarios
CG I.C.20 Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)[edit | edit source]
CG I.C.20.a. General External Cause Coding Guidelines[edit | edit source]
CG I.C.20.a.1) Used with any code in the range of A00.0-T88.9 Z00-Z99[edit | edit source]
External cause code used for length of treatment[edit | edit source]
CG I.C.20.a.3) Use the full range of external cause codes[edit | edit source]
CG I.C.20.a.4) Assign as many external cause codes as necessary[edit | edit source]
CG I.C.20.a.5) The selection of the appropriate external cause code[edit | edit source]
I.C.20.a.5) and I.C.20.a.6) Video
CG I.C.20.a.6) External cause code can never be a principal diagnosis[edit | edit source]
I.C.20.a.5) and I.C.20.a.6) Video