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Ch 21 basic coding
Supplementary Classifications- E codes
Question | Answer |
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These codes classify environmental events, circumstances, and other condtion as the cause of injuries and other adverse effects. | E codes. External causes of injury and poisoning (E000-E999) |
E codes connot be assigned as the principal diagnosis. They are supplementary to a code from the main chapters that identifies the nature of what? | The nature of the illness or injury. |
Where are E codes indexed from? | The Alphabetic Index to External Causes of Injury and Poisoning.(its a separate index that follows the table of drugs and chemical in Volume 2) |
E codes are indexed by main terms describing what? | The accident. (ex dog bite, earthquake) |
RULE: E800-E999 may be used with any code in the range of 001-V91 that indicates what? | Injury, poisoning, or adverse effect due to an external cause. |
An activity E code E001-E30 may be used with a code in the range of 001-V91 that indicate what? | Injury resulting from an activity. |
For a poisoning or injury what kind of E code would you use for subsequent treatment-related f/u visits? | Late effects (use only if late effect is documented) |
E codes to be listed first that take priority over all over E codes except as described in the guidlines are injuries related to what? | Child and adult abuse. |
E codes for injuries related to this take priority over all other E codes except child and adult abuse. | Terrorism |
E codes related to what type of events take priority over all other E codes, except for child and adult abuse and terrorism | Cataclysmic |
E codes related to what type of accident take priority over all other E codes, except for cataclysmic events, child and adult abuse and terrorism. | Transport accidents |
Place of occurrence E codes (E849) should be coded after the cause of the accident or adverse effect. Place of occurrence E codes are located in the Index to external causes under what main therm? | Accident occuring (at)(in) |
Terrorism codes are only used when an injury is identified by who as terrorism? * Do not use when terrorism is 'suspected'. | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Late effect E codes exist for what types of late effects? | Injury and poisoning. |
A transport accident resulting in a fall would be classified as what type E code of accident? Fall or transport?(ex bike rider hit by a car) | Transport accident |
If a bike rider falls off a bike would you classify it as an activiy E code or a fall Ecode? | Fall |
What is the title of ICD-10-CM Chapter 20. These E codes are used instead of external cause of injury codes from ICD-9-CM? | External causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
ICD-10-CM. Late effects of external causes of morbidity are reported using the external cause code with the 7th character extention of what? | S for sequal |