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1Author Affiliation: Division Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, Washington.
Abstract:
The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification was introduced in the United States in 1979 as a coding system to document inpatient diagnostic and procedural codes. However, transition to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) has been federally mandated by October 2015 due to advances in medical technology and procedures in medicine. This includes ICD-10, Clinical Modification and ICD-10, Procedure Coding System. The ICD-10 coding set is more detailed and specific and will add 54 000 diagnosis codes and 83 000 procedure codes to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification code set, thereby accounting for increased granularity of codes needed for evidence-based medicine. This article describes the importance of need for specificity of the codes and emphasizes the role of training in preparing for implementation of the ICD-10 coding system. An example is made for the need for accuracy in ICD-10 codes for prematurity as regards defining the premature population using standardized nomenclature.
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