The ICD-10 October 1st deadline is here.
Please take a moment to review and ensure you will be documenting and sending complete ICD-10 coding.
Type: Describes a condition
Malignant, neoplasm, pathological fracture
Temporal factors: relates to a condition to a particular time parameter
Acute, chronic, recurrent
Cause or Contributing factors: describes any contributing factors to the current condition
Allergy, history of tobacco use, infection, trauma
Symptoms, findings, manifestations: describes symptoms as a result of the condition
Insomnia, tenderness, vomiting
Anatomy: identifies the anatomical location related to the condition
Femur, knee, maxillary, ulna
External cause; identifies the cause of injury, poisoning or other consequence of an external factor
Locations of laterality: related to the location of the body
Bilateral, left, right, upper, lower
Complications: any factors that have complicated the condition
Episode: initial, sequel, subsequent
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