Main description:

This completely updated 6th edition includes all 2021 updates for pediatric ICD-10-CM codes as well as recently created COVID-19 coding guidance and a new chapter on codes for special purposes, such as vaping-related disorders.

For pediatric provider, coder, and biller, here's the most helpful and easy-to-use manual on ICD-10-CM yet. Featuring a laser-sharp pediatric focus, it provides codes and guidelines in a simplified yet familiar format. The combination of hallmark features and easy-to-use format makes facing the challenge of accurate diagnosis coding easier.

This important guide condenses the vast ICD-10-CM code set into only pediatric-centered guidelines and codes. It has been reorganized to include the guidelines directly at the chapter and code level, helping to ensure that coders will always use the right codes in the right situation. Tabular, indexed navigation helps you find needed items fast.

Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Manual
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2021
Alphabetic Index
Tabular List
Chapter 1. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00 - B99)
Chapter 2. Neoplasms (C00 - D49)
Chapter 3. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50 - D89)
Chapter 4. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00 - E89)
Chapter 5. Mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders (F01 - F99)
Chapter 6. Diseases of the nervous system (G00 - G99)
Chapter 7. Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00 - H59)
Chapter 8. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60 - H95)
Chapter 9. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00 - I99)
Chapter 10. Diseases of the respiratory system (J00 - J99)
Chapter 11. Diseases of the digestive system (K00 - K95)
Chapter 12. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00 - L99)
Chapter 13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00 - M99)
Chapter 14. Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00 - N99)
Chapter 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00 - O9A)
Chapter 16. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00 - P99)
Chapter 17. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00 - Q99)
Chapter 18. Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00 - R99)
Chapter 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00 - T88)
Chapter 20. External causes of morbidity (V00 - Y99)
Chapter 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00 - Z99)
Chapter 22. Codes for special purposes (U00 - U85)
ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Table
ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index
Table of Drugs and Chemicals