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15. Chapter 15: Newborn (Perinatal) Guidelines (760-779)......................................................... 53
a. General Perinatal Rules......................................................................................................... 53
b. Use of codes V30-V39.......................................................................................................... 54
c. Newborn transfers................................................................................................................. 54
d. Use of category V29 ............................................................................................................. 55
e. Use of other V codes on perinatal records............................................................................ 55
f. Maternal Causes of Perinatal Morbidity............................................................................... 55
g. Congenital Anomalies in Newborns ..................................................................................... 55
h. Coding Additional Perinatal Diagnoses................................................................................ 56
i. Prematurity and Fetal Growth Retardation........................................................................... 56
j. Newborn sepsis ..................................................................................................................... 56
16. Chapter 16: Signs, Symptoms and Ill-Defined Conditions (780-799).................................... 57
Reserved for future guideline expansion .............................................................................. 57
17. Chapter 17: Injury and Poisoning (800-999) .......................................................................... 57
a. Coding of Injuries ................................................................................................................. 57
b. Coding of Traumatic Fractures ............................................................................................. 57
c. Coding of Burns.................................................................................................................... 59
d. Coding of Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn......................................................... 61
e. Adverse Effects, Poisoning and Toxic Effects ..................................................................... 61
f. Complications of care ........................................................................................................... 63
g. SIRS due to Non-infectious Process..................................................................................... 65
18. Classification of Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Service
(Supplemental V01-V89)........................................................................................................ 65
a. Introduction........................................................................................................................... 65
b. V codes use in any healthcare setting ................................................................................... 66
c. V Codes indicate a reason for an encounter.......................................................................... 66
d. Categories of V Codes .......................................................................................................... 66
e. V Code Table ........................................................................................................................ 80
19. Supplemental Classification of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning
(E-codes, E800-E999)............................................................................................................. 90
a. General E Code Coding Guidelines...................................................................................... 90
b. Place of Occurrence Guideline ............................................................................................. 91
c. Adverse Effects of Drugs, Medicinal and Biological Substances Guidelines...................... 91
d. Multiple Cause E Code Coding Guidelines.......................................................................... 93
e. Child and Adult Abuse Guideline......................................................................................... 93
f. Unknown or Suspected Intent Guideline .............................................................................. 93
g. Undetermined Cause............................................................................................................. 94
h. Late Effects of External Cause Guidelines ........................................................................... 94
i. Misadventures and Complications of Care Guidelines......................................................... 95
j. Terrorism Guidelines ............................................................................................................ 95
Section II. Selection of Principal Diagnosis........................................................................................ 96
A. Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions ................................................................ 96
B. Two or more interrelated conditions, each potentially meeting the definition for principal
diagnosis. ...................................................................................................................................... 96
C. Two or more diagnoses that equally meet the definition for principal diagnosis......................... 96
D. Two or more comparative or contrasting conditions. ................................................................... 96
E. A symptom(s) followed by contrasting/comparative diagnoses................................................... 97
ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
Effective October 1, 2008
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