Medical Coding (Speedy Study Guides). Speedy Publishing

      Types of coding systems specific to health care include:

      Diagnostic codes

      -Are used to determine diseases, disorders, and symptoms -Can be used to measure morbidity and mortality Examples: ICD-10

      Procedural codes

      -They are numbers or alphanumeric codes used to identify specific health interventions taken by medical professionals. Examples: ICPM, ICHI

      Pharmaceutical codes

      -Are used to identify medications Examples: AT, NDC

      Topographical codes

      -Are codes that indicate a specific location in the body Examples :ICD-0, SNOMED

      Diagnostic Codes- ICD-10

      The ICD-10 code set allows more than 14,400 different codes and permits the tracking of many new diagnoses. The codes can be expanded to over 16,000 codes by using optional sub-classifications. The detail reported by ICD can be further increased, with a simplified multiaxial approach, by using codes meant to be reported in a separate data field.

      ICD-10- International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision

      I A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

      II C00-D48 Neoplasms

      III D50-D89 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

      IV E00-E90 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

      V F00-F99 Mental and behavioral disorders

      VI G00-G99 Diseases of the nervous system

      VII H00-H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa

      VIII H60-H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

      IX I00-199 Diseases of the circulatory system

      X J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system

      XI K00-K93 Diseases of the digestive system

      XII L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

      XIII M00-M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

      XIV N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system

      XV O00-O99 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium