ICD-10 Coding/Diseases of the Respiratory System

This lesson introduces ICD-10-CM Diseases of the Respiratory System.

Objectives and Skills edit

Objectives and skills for this lesson include:

  1. Apply ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for accurate selection and sequencing of diagnosis codes commonly used to describe diseases of the respiratory system
  2. Apply ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines for accurate selection of procedure codes commonly used to diagnose and treat diseases of the respiratory system

Guidelines edit

Start Here: edit

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY2019 edit

Chapter 10 specific guidelines can be found on pages 52-54 of this document

Part 1: Diagnoses edit

CG I.C.10.a. Chronic Obsrtuctive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] and Asthma edit

CG I.C.10.a.1) Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive bronchitis and asthma edit

CG I.C.10.b. Acute Respiratory Failure edit

CG I.C.10.b.1) Acute respiratory failure as principal diagnosis edit
CG I.C.10.b.2) Acute respiratory failure as secondary diagnosis edit
CG I.C.10.b.3) Sequencing of acute respiratory failure and another acute condition edit

CG I.C.10.c. Influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses edit

CG I.C.10.d. Ventilator associated Pneumonia edit

CG I.C.10.d.1) Documentation of Ventilator associated Pneumonia edit
CG I.C.10.d.2) Ventilator associated Pneumonia Develops after Admission edit

Part 2: Procedures edit

Learning Resources edit

Activities edit

Lesson Summary edit

Key Terms edit

See Also edit

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