Lori
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Good Morning Coders!
What are you coding today?
Multiple coding for a single condition
In addition to the etiology/manifestation convention that requires two codes to fully
describe a single condition that affects multiple body systems, there are other single
conditions that also require more than one code. “Use additional code” notes are found
in the Tabular List at codes that are not part of an etiology/manifestation pair where a
secondary code is useful to fully describe a condition. The sequencing rule is the same
as the etiology/manifestation pair, “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code
should be added, if known.
For example, for bacterial infections that are not included in chapter 1, a secondary code
from category B95, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus, as the cause of
diseases classified elsewhere, or B96, Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases
classified elsewhere, may be required to identify the bacterial organism causing the
infection. A “use additional code” note will normally be found at the infectious disease
code, indicating a need for the organism code to be added as a secondary code.
What are you coding today?
Multiple coding for a single condition
In addition to the etiology/manifestation convention that requires two codes to fully
describe a single condition that affects multiple body systems, there are other single
conditions that also require more than one code. “Use additional code” notes are found
in the Tabular List at codes that are not part of an etiology/manifestation pair where a
secondary code is useful to fully describe a condition. The sequencing rule is the same
as the etiology/manifestation pair, “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code
should be added, if known.
For example, for bacterial infections that are not included in chapter 1, a secondary code
from category B95, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus, as the cause of
diseases classified elsewhere, or B96, Other bacterial agents as the cause of diseases
classified elsewhere, may be required to identify the bacterial organism causing the
infection. A “use additional code” note will normally be found at the infectious disease
code, indicating a need for the organism code to be added as a secondary code.