ICD-10 Coding/Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified
This lesson introduces ICD-10-CM Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified.
Objectives and Skills edit
Objectives and skills for this lesson include:
- Apply ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for accurate selection and sequencing of diagnosis codes commonly used to describe symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Apply ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines for accurate selection of procedure codes commonly used to diagnose and treat symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Guidelines edit
Start Here edit
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY2019 edit
Chapter 18 specific guidelines can be found on pages 73-75 of this document
Part 1: Diagnoses edit
Chapter 18 Guidelines with Clinical Scenarios
CG I.C.18 Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) edit
CG I.C.18.a. Use of symptom codes edit
CG I.C.18.b. Use of a symptom code with a definitive diagnosis code edit
CG I.C.18.c. Combination codes that include symptoms edit
CG I.C.18.d. Repeated falls edit
CG I.C.18.e. Coma scale edit
CG I.C.18.f. Functional quadriplegia edit
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CG I.C.18.g. SIRS due to Non-Infectious Process edit
CG I.C.18.h. Death NOS edit
CG I.C.18.i. NIHSS Stroke Scale edit
See Section I.B.14 for NIHSS stroke scale documentation by clinicians other than patient's provider