Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgments

v

 

Reviewer

vi

 

About the Author

vii

 

Preface

ix

 

Introduction

1

Chapter 1

History and Background

3

Chapter 2

Overview of Content and Format

11

Chapter 3

Conventions and Terminology

25

Chapter 4

The Coding Process

33

Chapter 5

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Neoplasms Diseases of the Blood and Blood Forming Organs, Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism, Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases (A00-E89.89)

51

Chapter 6

Mental and Behavioral Disorders, Diseases of the Nervous System, Diseases of the Eye, and Diseases of the Ear(F01-H95)

91

Chapter 7

Diseases of the Circulatory and Respiratory Systems (I00-J99)

127

Chapter 8

Diseases of the Digestive, Musculoskeletal, and Genitourinary Systems and Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues (K00-N99)

155

Chapter 9

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium, Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period, and Congenital Malformations (O00-Q99)

193

Chapter 10

Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings; Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes; and External Causes of Morbidity (R00-Y99)

215

Chapter 11

Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)

249

Chapter 12

Medical Terminology and Anatomy

261

Appendix A

Glossary

289

Appendix B

Valuable Web Sites and Resource Materials

293

Appendix C

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting

295

 

Subject Index

407

 

Code Index

423