Lori
Well-known member
Good Morning Coders!
What are you coding today?
ICD-10 Coding Conventions:
Placeholder character
7th Characters
Abbreviations
Punctuation
Use of “and”
Other and Unspecified codes
Includes Notes
Inclusion terms
Excludes Notes
Etiology/manifestation convention (“code first”, “use additional code” and “in diseases classified elsewhere” notes)
“And”
“With”
“See” and “See Also”
“Code also” note
Default codes
Code assignment and Clinical Criteria

What are you coding today?
ICD-10 Coding Conventions:
Placeholder character
7th Characters
Abbreviations
Punctuation
Use of “and”
Other and Unspecified codes
Includes Notes
Inclusion terms
Excludes Notes
Etiology/manifestation convention (“code first”, “use additional code” and “in diseases classified elsewhere” notes)
“And”
“With”
“See” and “See Also”
“Code also” note
Default codes
Code assignment and Clinical Criteria
