AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1986 January - February; Coding Guidelines

Use of Both Alphabetic Index and Tabular List

Use both the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List when locating and assigning a code. Reliance on only the Alphabetic Index or the Tabular List leads to errors in code assignments and less specificity in code selection. Locate each term in the Alphabetic Index and verify the code selected in the Tabular List. Read and be guided by instructional notations that appear in both the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List. Examples Refer to page 97 in the Alphabetic Index for chronic bronchitis. The code assignment of 491.9 is then verified by reviewing category 491 in the Tabular...

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