3. ICD-10
Boot Camp
Part 1 – Fundamentals and Navigation
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Presented by Evan M. Gwilliam, DC MBA BS
CPC CCPC NCICS CCCPC CPC-I MCS-P CPMA
Chief Product Officer
4. Dr. Evan Gwilliam
• Education
• Bachelor’s of Science, Accounting - Brigham Young University
• Master’s of Business Administration - Broadview University
• Doctor of Chiropractic, Valedictorian - Palmer College of Chiropractic
• Certifications
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) - AAPC
• Nationally Certified Insurance Coding Specialist (NCICS) - NCCT
• Certified Chiropractic Professional Coder (CCPC) - AAPC
• ChiroCode Certified Chiropractic Professional Coder (CCCPC) - ChiroCode
• Certified Professional Coder – Instructor (CPC-I) - AAPC
• Medical Compliance Specialist – Physician (MCS-P) - MCS
• Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) – AAPC, NAMAS
• Certified ICD-10 Trainer - AAPC
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5. Overview
• Part 1 - ICD-10 fundamentals and navigation
• Part 2 - Coding conventions and guidelines
• Part 3 - ICD-10 code selection strategies
• Part 4 - Documentation improvement
Note: ICD-10-PCS are procedure codes which replace ICD-9-CM volume 3. They
are used for inpatient hospital facility billing only and not discussed in this program.
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Similarities
I. Official Guidelines (about 30 pages)
II. Indexes (about 350 pages)
i. Diseases and Injuries
i. Neoplasms
ii. Drugs and Chemicals
iii. External Causes
ICD-9
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I. Official Guidelines (about 30 pages)
II. Indexes (about 420 pages)
i. Diseases and Injuries
ii. Neoplasms
iii. Drugs and Chemicals
iv. External Causes
ICD-10
Similarities
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III.Tabular list
(340 pages)
1. Infectious Diseases
2. Neoplasms
3. Endocrine
4. Blood
5. Mental
6. Nervous
7. Circulatory
8. Respiratory
9. Digestive
10.Genitourinary
11.Pregnancy
12.Skin
13.Musculoskeletal
14.Congenital
malformations
15.Perinatal
16.Signs and Symptoms
17.Injuries and
Poisoning
E-codes. External
Causes
V-codes. Health Status
ICD-9
Similarities
12. Tabular list layout
Chapter
21 of them
from A to Z
(body system
or condition)
Block
Ranges of
categories
(related
conditions)
Categories
3 characters
(more specific
condition)
Subcategories
4th or 5th
characters
(etiology,
location, etc.)
Codes
6th or 7th
characters
(laterality,
encounter, etc.)
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14. Tabular list layout
Chapter
21 of them
from A to Z
(body system
or condition)
Block
Ranges of
categories
(related
conditions)
Categories
3 characters
(more specific
condition)
Subcategories
4th or 5th
characters
(etiology,
location, etc.)
Codes
6th or 7th
characters
(laterality,
encounter, etc.)
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16. Tabular list layout
Chapter
21 of them
from A to Z
(body system
or condition)
Block
Ranges of
categories
(related
conditions)
Categories
3 characters
(more specific
condition)
Subcategories
4th or 5th
characters
(etiology,
location, etc.)
Codes
6th or 7th
characters
(laterality,
encounter, etc.)
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18. Tabular list layout
Chapter
21 of them
from A to Z
(body system
or condition)
Block
Ranges of
categories
(related
conditions)
Categories
3 characters
(more specific
condition)
Subcategories
4th or 5th
characters
(etiology,
location, etc.)
Codes
6th or 7th
characters
(laterality,
encounter, etc.)
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20. Tabular list layout
Chapter
21 of them
from A to Z
(body system
or condition)
Block
Ranges of
categories
(related
conditions)
Categories
3 characters
(more specific
condition)
Subcategories
4th or 5th
characters
(etiology,
location, etc.)
Codes
6th or 7th
characters
(laterality,
encounter, etc.)
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Note: Codes may be complete with fewer than 6 characters. Some codes only have 3.
21. Tabular
List
Highest specificity code:
H65.06 Recurrent acute serous
otitis media, bilateral
(Complete codes are bolded.)
Note: Approximately 40% of the new
codes are due to laterality.
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22. 34 specialty specific
ICD-10 books
• more than 70 pages which teach
• Conventions
• Guidelines
• Implementation steps
• Documentation strategies
• Provider Documentation
Guides
• Specialty specific
• GEMs mapping
• Alpha Index
• Abridged Tabular List
24. ICD-10-CM code for chronic gout due to renal
impairment, left shoulder, without tophus.
Note: there are 11 gout codes in ICD-9 and 365 in ICD-10
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ICD-10 example
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In ICD-10: V97.33
Person on ground injured in air transport accident;
sucked into jet engine
ICD-10 detail
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In ICD-10: V97.33&
Person on ground injured in air transport accident;
sucked into jet engine, male;
ICD-10 detail
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In ICD-10: V97.33&µ
Person on ground injured in air transport accident;
sucked into jet engine, male; under 5’5” in height;
ICD-10 detail
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In ICD-10: V97.33&µ#
Person on ground injured in air transport accident;
sucked into jet engine, male; under 5’5” in height;
slightly bald;
ICD-10 detail
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In ICD-10: V97.33&µ#$
Person on ground injured in air transport accident;
sucked into jet engine, male; under 5’5” in height;
slightly bald; wearing a jump suit;
ICD-10 detail
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In ICD-10: V97.33&µ#$€
Person on ground injured in air transport accident;
sucked into jet engine, male; under 5’5” in height;
slightly bald; wearing a jump suit; during a full
moon
ICD-10 detail
33. Example
Patient is a 47 year old
Hispanic male who was
involved in a car accident.
Examination and x-rays
reveal a displaced
comminuted open Gustilo
type IIIA fracture of the
shaft of the right femur.
Initial encounter.
34. 1. Find an ICD-10 category (three characters) you will frequently
use
2. Look for unfamiliar terms in instructional notes in the Tabular
List
3. Look for unfamiliar terms in the seventh character instructions
4. List out the fourth character descriptions and note unfamiliar
terms
5. List out the fifth character description for each four-character
subcategory and note unfamiliar terms
6. Do the same for the sixth character
7. Find a medical dictionary and look up all the terms you have
gathered
ICD-10 Anatomy and Terminology
35. 1. Find an ICD-10 category (three characters) you will frequently
use
2. Look for unfamiliar terms in instructional notes in the Tabular
List
3. Look for unfamiliar terms in the seventh character instructions
4. List out the fourth character descriptions and note unfamiliar
terms
5. List out the fifth character description for each four-character
subcategory and note unfamiliar terms
6. Do the same for the sixth character
7. Find a medical dictionary and look up all the terms you have
gathered
ICD-10 Anatomy and Terminology
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37. Category Instructional Notes
• Displaced = The bone is broken
into pieces that don’t align.
• Non-displaced = The bone is
broken into pieces that can be
aligned in place.
• Open = the ends of the broken
bone tear the skin
• Closed = the broken bone does
not break the skin
38. 1. Find an ICD-10 category (three characters) you will frequently
use
2. Look for unfamiliar terms in instructional notes in the Tabular
List
3. Look for unfamiliar terms in the seventh character instructions
4. List out the fourth character descriptions and note unfamiliar
terms
5. List out the fifth character description for each four-character
subcategory and note unfamiliar terms
6. Do the same for the sixth character
7. Find a medical dictionary and look up all the terms you have
gathered
ICD-10 Anatomy and Terminology
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40. 7th character
Seventh character =
o Was it initial (A,B, C), subsequent (D-R), or sequela (S)?
o Was it closed, or open?
o Was it Gustilo Type I, II, or Gustilo Type III?
o Was healing routine or delayed, nonunion, or
malunion?
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44. 1. Find an ICD-10 category (three characters) you will frequently
use
2. Look for unfamiliar terms in instructional notes in the Tabular
List
3. Look for unfamiliar terms in the seventh character instructions
4. List out the fourth character descriptions and note unfamiliar
terms
5. List out the fifth character description for each four-character
subcategory and note unfamiliar terms
6. Do the same for the sixth character
7. Find a medical dictionary and look up all the terms you have
gathered
ICD-10 Anatomy and Terminology
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46. 4th character
S72- Fracture of femur
• S72.0- Head and neck
• S72.1- Pertrochanteric
• S72.2- Subtrochanteric
• S72.3- Shaft of femur
• S72.4- lower end of femur
• S72.8- Other fracture of
femur
• S72.9- Unspecified
4th character = location
47. 1. Find an ICD-10 category (three characters) you will frequently
use
2. Look for unfamiliar terms in instructional notes in the Tabular
List
3. Look for unfamiliar terms in the seventh character instructions
4. List out the fourth character descriptions and note unfamiliar
terms
5. List out the fifth character description for each four-character
subcategory and note unfamiliar terms
6. Do the same for the sixth character
7. Find a medical dictionary and look up all the terms you have
gathered
ICD-10 Anatomy and Terminology
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51. 5th character
S72.3- Shaft of femur
• S72.30- Unspecified
• S72.32- Transverse
• S72.33- Oblique
• S72.34- Spiral
• S72.35- Comminuted
• S72.36- Segmental
• S72.39- Other
5th character = type
52. 1. Find an ICD-10 category (three characters) you will frequently
use
2. Look for unfamiliar terms in instructional notes in the Tabular
List
3. Look for unfamiliar terms in the seventh character instructions
4. List out the fourth character descriptions and note unfamiliar
terms
5. List out the fifth character description for each four-character
subcategory and note unfamiliar terms
6. Do the same for the sixth character
7. Find a medical dictionary and look up all the terms you have
gathered
ICD-10 Anatomy and Terminology
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54. 6th character
S72.35- Fracture of shaft of femur,
comminuted
• S72.351_ Displaced right
• S72.352_ Displaced left
• S72.353_ Displaced unspecified
• S72.354_ Nondisplaced right
• S72.355_ Nondisplaced left
• S72.356_ Nondisplaced
unspecified
6th character =
displacement and laterality
56. Drawbacks of ICD-9
• Too old
• Many sections are full and
cannot be expanded
• Not descriptive enough
• Will not meet healthcare
needs of the future
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57. Improved efficiencies and lowered administrative costs
• Fewer rejected and improper reimbursement claims
• Decreased demand for submission of medical record
documentation
• Increased use of automated tools to facilitate the coding
process
• Fewer coding errors
• Increased productivity
• Reduced labor costs
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Benefits of ICD-10
58. • Greater specificity can be achieved because
the codes are:
o alphanumeric
o up to seven characters long
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Benefits of ICD-10
ICD-10 can be overwhelming, but, with some strategizing and planning it can be managed. In this presentation we will look at a few ICD-10 fundamentals, then familiarize ourselves with three methods for finding the right ICD-10 code. Each one is a different path, but all lead to the same destination: the right code.
Let’s see how this looks in a coding manual. This is the beginning of chapter 8, which covers Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process. Every code in this chapter begins with the letter “H”. It spans the range of H60 to H95. Notice all of the rules listed under the chapter heading. These guidelines apply to every code in this chapter, so it is important to come back to them from time to time to make sure your code is the right one.
A chapter is divided into blocks, or a range of three-digit categories. This one is Diseases of Middle Ear and Mastoid (H65-H75). If there were guidelines that pertained to the whole block, they would appear under this heading. The formatting here makes it easy to see when a new block begins.
Blocks are divided into three-digit categories. This one, H65.-, is for “nonsuppurative otitis media”. Notice that the formatting here makes it easy to spot when you are at the beginning of a new category because of the line above the three-character heading. Also notice that H65.- is followed by a hyphen, which indicates that this is not a complete code. All of the complete codes on this page lack a hyphen and are in bold. Some complete codes on this page have five and six characters.
Once you add a fourth or fifth character you have entered a subcategory. This one is ‘acute serous otitis media,’ which is a condition where fluid is trapped in the middle ear and can become infected. Notice that the subcategory is still not a complete code because it is not in bold and it has a hyphen, which tips off the reader that he or she needs to keep adding characters. However, there is a second diagnosis present under the subcategory description that indicates these codes also apply to patients diagnosed with ‘acute and subacute secretory otitis’ This is when thee fluid that has accumulated behind the eardrum, during the acute infection, remains after the infection resolves. The fifth character specifies laterality. We will come back and visit this code category in a minute.
A complete code may contain anywhere from three to seven characters. Complete codes are listed in bold print and do not have a hyphen. When a bolded, six-character code is followed by an underscore (_) in this book, it signifies a 7th and final character is required to complete the code.
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Extension 7th character is for obstetrics, injuries and external causes
Here is a real code that clearly demonstrates the additional detail available in ICD-10. The first three characters (M1A) represent the category, which is a group of related conditions. This one is chronic gout. The other gout category is M10 and it contains acute gout. The fourth character identifies the cause or etiology for this case of gout. There are actually six different digits that could go here, but we have selected the “3” for “renal impairment”. The fifth character identifies the location. Even though gout usually occurs in the big toe, there are ten choices for this character, each one a different joint where gout could occur. The sixth character is a “1” for right, “2” for left, or “9” for unspecified. This is one of the new features of ICD-10 that ICD-9 lacked: laterality. This category is one that offers a seventh character extension. It is a “0” or a “1” for without and with tophus, which is an accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joint.
You can see that this seven character code tells quite the story. A third party is less likely to ask for documentation when all this detail appears on the claim form.
It is interesting to note that there are 11 codes for gout in ICD-9, but 365 in ICD-10, just because of all of the extra detail available.
To illustrate to you just how detailed ICD-10 can be, we will take this ICD-9 code and translate it so that you can see how much information can be conveyed in the new codes. This a an actual ICD-9 code.
Here we see the first four characters of the ICD-10 equivalent. Not much new yet.
As we add the fifth character we see some detail, but the code does not really offer anything that the ICD-9 equivalent did not.
Now it gets interesting. The ampersand symbol offers the gender of the patient.
The greek letter, “mew”, describes the patient’s vertical stature.
The hashtag identifies the patient’s hair status
The dollar sign describes his or her fashion choice.
And the euro symbol identifies the phase of the moon at the time of the incident.
So, if you have not already guessed, most of this is made up. Symbols are not used in ICD-10, just letters and numbers. And the codes can be up to seven characters long, not ten, like this silly code. However, the characters and description you see in blue, V97.33 are all part of a real code.
Some ICD-10 naysayers suggest that the codes are useless because they provide detail that is not necessary. However, as you will see, much of the detail in real codes can actually be quite helpful in communicating the medical necessity of a claim to a third party payer.
Define the unfamiliar terms: Pertrochanteric and Subtrochanteric