ICD-10 Coding Basics MLN Connects Video

CMS has released a video on ICD-10 Coding Basics. Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) provides a basic introduction to ICD-10 coding, including:

• Similarities and differences from ICD-9

• ICD-10 code structure

• Coding process and examples

  • 7^th Character

  • Placeholder “x”

  • Excludes notes

  • Unspecified codes

  • External cause codes