The patient is admitted to the hospital on June 1 and is diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (ICD-10 code I21.9). On July 7, the provider sees the patient for a follow-up visit and the patient receives care related to the myocardial infarction. In the scenario described...
PlentyofroomforexpansioninICD-103ICD-9-CMDiagnosisCodesAre3–5digits;•Thefirstdigitisalpha(EorV)ornumeric(alphacharactersarenotcasesensitive);•Digits2–5arenumeric;andAdecimalisusedafterthethirdcharacter. Examples: •496–Chronicairwayobstruction,notelsewhereclassified(NEC);•511.9–Unspecified...
As the mode of harm remains unclear, an unspecified residual category is applied to complete the three-part model. For comparison, the information on this case coded in a far more limited way in ICD-10 [10] is presented: I71.4 Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without mention of rupture. I11.0 ...
The patient is admitted to the hospital on June 1 and is diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (ICD-10code I21.9). On July 7, the provider sees the patient for a follow-up visit and the patient receives care related to the myocardial infarction. In the scenario described...