Standards index

All 174 standards in the publication, with the chapter, page, year in effect and revision history of each. This is a finding aid: it tells you which standard to read and where, not what it says.

General coding standards for ICD-10-CA

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
19 Main and Other Problem Definitions for NACRS 2002 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018 10
21 Coding of Main and Other Problems for NACRS 2002 2008, 2009, 2018 11
24 Diagnosis Typing Definitions for DAD 2001 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 72 / 3
42 Diagnosis Cluster Summarised 2012 2015, 2018, 2022 62
60 Diagnoses of Equal Importance 2001 2006, 2022 9 / 1
63 Specificity Summarised 2001 2003 2
64 Using Diagnostic Test Results in Coding 2003 2006, 2009, 2015 7
66 Dagger/Asterisk Convention 2006 2015 34
70 Acute and Chronic Conditions Summarised 2001 2006, 2007, 2015, 2022 5
72 Impending or Threatened Conditions 2003 2006 2
73 Underlying Symptoms or Conditions 2001 2003, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2022 18 / 3
77 Unconfirmed Diagnosis Summarised 2018 — 30
85 Use Additional Code/Code Separately Instructions 2006 2007, 2009, 2018 11
87 Sequelae 2001 2005, 2006, 2012 21
89 Admissions From Emergency Department 2003 2006, 2007 7 / 1
91 Cancelled Interventions 2001 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 6

General coding standards for CCI

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
95 Surgery Visits) 2012 2015, 2018, 2022 0 / 58
103 Inpatient Care 2012 2015, 2018, 2022 0 / 47
111 Composite Codes in CCI 2001 2012 0 / 2
112 Multiple Codes in CCI 2001 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015 0 / 23
118 for Closure, Repair or Reconstruction 2002 2008 0 / 4
119 Combined Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions 2001 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015 0 / 10
122 Endoscopic Interventions 2001 2003, 2009, 2018, 2022 0 / 15
128 Interventions to Manage Bleeding 2002 2006, 2009, 2012 0 / 9
130 Ectopic Tissue 2006 — 0 / 1
131 Debulking of a Space-Occupying Lesion 2006 — 0 / 2
132 Abandoned Interventions 2001 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2018 0 / 5
134 Failed Interventions 2002 2003, 2006, 2009, 2022 2 / 6
136 Change of Plans During an Intervention 2001 2007 0 / 1
136 Converted Interventions 2001 2018 0 / 1
137 Revised Interventions 2003 2009, 2012, 2015 13 / 9

Chapter I -- Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
145 Infections 2001 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2018 9
147 Drug-Resistant Microorganisms 2003 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 14
151 Septicemia/Sepsis 2001 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 33
158 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 2001 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015 29
164 Primary and Secondary Neoplasms Summarised 2001 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015 19 / 4

Chapter II -- Neoplasms

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
168 Multiple Independent Primary Neoplasms 2001 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015 7
170 and Related Tissue 2001 2006 8
172 Neoplasms Extending Into Adjacent Tissue 2002 — 1
172 (Contiguous Sites) 2001 2006 8
174 Admissions Following Diagnosis of Cancer 2001 2006 1
174 Complications of Malignant Disease 2001 2003, 2006, 2018 11 / 2
177 Recurrent Malignancies 2002 2008, 2009 7
179 Interventions Relevant to Neoplasm Coding 2001 2006, 2007, 2012 0 / 6
181 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy 2015 — 4 / 10
183 Brachytherapy 2001 2006, 2007, 2012 3 / 6
186 Acute Blood Loss Anemia 2012 — 11

Chapter III -- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
189 Anemia of Chronic Disease 2012 — 13

Chapter IV -- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
193 Diabetes Mellitus Summarised 2006 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 62
208 Dehydration 2002 2005, 2006, 2009 3
210 Psychoactive Substance Use 2022 — 28

Chapter VI -- Diseases of the nervous system

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
219 With Intracranial Interventions 2001 2006, 2015 0 / 9
222 Lesion Resection 2001 2015 0 / 9
224 Systems (Ventricle, Brain Stem, Spinal Canal) 2001 2006 0 / 12
226 Seizures 2001 2003, 2006, 2009, 2018, 2022 15
231 Neurological Deficits Following a Stroke 2002 2006, 2008 11
233 Neurologically Determined Death 2018 — 9

Chapter IX -- Diseases of the circulatory system

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
237 Hypertension 2022 — 5
238 Hypertension and Associated Conditions 2001 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2022 9
240 Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) 2001 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015 24
253 Coronary Intervention (PCI) 2012 2015 4 / 1
255 Thrombolytic Therapy 2006 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2022 0 / 7
260 Angina 2001 2002, 2006, 2007, 2022 5
262 Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 2001 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 5 / 4
264 Grafts (CABGs) 2002 2006, 2009 6
266 Cardiac Arrest 2002 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2022 9 / 5
270 Strokes: Hemorrhagic, Ischemic and Unspecified Summarised 2001 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2022 17 / 1
274 Peripheral Vascular Disease 2001 2005, 2006, 2012, 2022 8 / 2
277 Aneurysms 2001 2006, 2015 0 / 3
279 Central Venous Catheters 2015 — 0 / 10
284 Adverse Effects 2015 — 15
292 Pneumonia Summarised 2006 2015 4

Chapter X -- Diseases of the respiratory system

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
295 Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 2002 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015 9
297 Asthma 2002 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 5
299 (Polyps) of Nose 2002 — 0 / 11
301 Septoplasty for Deviated Nasal Septum 2002 2012 0 / 9
304 Invasive Ventilation 2006 2007, 2008, 2012, 2022 0 / 5

Chapter XI -- Diseases of the digestive system

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
313 Gastroenteritis and Diarrhea 2001 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009 4
314 Bleeding Esophageal Varices 2003 2005, 2006, 2009 7 / 4
317 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 2001 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 7
319 Selection of Attributes at Hernia Repair 2001 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 7 / 2

Chapter XII -- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
321 Cellulitis 2001 2003, 2006, 2018 11
323 Pressure Ulcers 2022 — 9

Chapter XIII -- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
327 Osteoarthritis 2006 2008, 2009 11
331 Arthrectomy and Arthroplasty 2001 — 0
332 Fractures Summarised 2001 2006, 2009, 2012 26
337 Joint Fracture Reduction, Fixation and Fusion 2001 2002 0
338 Excision (of Lesion) of Bone, Soft Tissue and Skin 2001 2006 0 / 98
340 Spinal Stenosis 2008 — 8
342 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) 2009 — 4

Chapter XIV -- Diseases of the genitourinary system

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
343 Acute on Chronic Kidney Disease 2015 2022 19
347 (CAPD) Peritonitis 2001 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 7
349 Diagnosis (MRDx) 2006 — 2
350 Selection of the Sixth Digit in Obstetrical Coding 2001 2006, 2007 18

Chapter XV -- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
355 Sequencing Obstetrical Diagnosis Codes 2001 2006, 2007 8 / 5
359 Intrauterine Death 2001 2006 4
360 Pregnancy With Abortive Outcome 2001 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2022 26 / 8
372 Fetal Reduction in Multiple Gestation 2001 2006, 2008, 2009 20 / 2
376 and Molar Pregnancy 2001 2003, 2012 10
377 Carrier in Pregnancy 2003 2006, 2008 6
379 Delivery in a Normal Case 2001 2006, 2007, 2012 5 / 3
382 Uncomplicated Pregnancy 2015 2018, 2022 42 / 2
392 Delivery With History of Cesarean Section 2003 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015 5
393 Multiple Gestation 2008 — 7
395 Cavity and Possible Delivery Problems 2001 2007 17
398 Prolonged Pregnancy/Post-Dates Pregnancy 2012 — 3
400 Premature Rupture of Membranes 2001 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012 7
401 Preterm Labor 2001 2006 3
402 Long Labor 2001 2006, 2007, 2009 11
404 Precipitate Labor 2007 2009 4
405 Obstructed Labor 2001 2002, 2007, 2018 11 / 5
409 Labor and Delivery Complicated by Fetal Stress 2001 2006, 2012, 2015 8
410 Postpartum Hemorrhage 2001 2006, 2007, 2012, 2018 14
414 and Delivery 2001 2006 1
415 Interventions Associated With Delivery 2001 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2022 4 / 17
422 Dilation and Curettage 2001 — 20 / 3

Chapter XVI -- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
425 Low Birth Weight and/or Preterm Infant 2001 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018 13
430 Fetal Acidemia 2001 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015 7
432 Neonatal Jaundice 2002 2006 6
433 Confirmed Sepsis and Risk of Sepsis in the Neonate 2002 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018 13
438 Birth Trauma 2007 — 9
440 Perinatal Stroke 2018 — 6
442 Specific Manifestations 2009 — 35

Chapter XVIII -- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
447 Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) 2006 2008, 2009, 2015 21
452 Vital Signs Absent (VSA) 2009 2022 8 / 3
456 Use Versus Poisonings 2002 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 48

Chapter XIX -- Injury, poisonings and certain other consequences of external causes

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
466 Opioid Overdose (Poisoning) 2022 — 23
473 Allergic Reaction in Non-Therapeutic Use 2009 — 9
475 Current Versus Old Injuries 2001 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2022 27
482 Early Complications of Trauma 2001 2006, 2009 7
483 Intracranial Injury NOS Versus Head Injury NOS 2008 2009, 2012 5
484 Skull Fracture and Intracranial Injury 2001 — 2
485 Open Wounds 2001 2006 5
487 Fractures -- Closed Versus Open 2001 2006 3
488 Treatment of Fractures 2001 — 0 / 2
488 Dislocations 2001 — 3
489 Injury to Blood Vessels 2001 — 2
490 Significant Injuries 2006 2008 0
490 Crush Injuries 2006 — 18
492 Bilateral Injuries 2002 2006, 2008 5
494 Burns and Corrosions 2001 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 22
497 in Burn Injury 2001 2006 7
498 Diagnosis/Main Problem in Multiple Burns 2001 2008 3
499 Burns of Multiple Body Regions 2001 — 4
500 Sequencing Multiple Injuries for Severity 2001 2006, 2008 8
502 Injuries or Multiple Open Wounds 2006 2008, 2018 25
504 Injuries Involving a Single Body Region 2001 2006, 2008 44
506 Injuries Involving Multiple Body Regions 2001 2006, 2008 11
508 for Emergency Department Visits 2001 2002, 2006 2
508 Post-Intervention Conditions 2009 2012, 2015, 2022 106
538 Grafts and Flaps 2002 2006, 2009, 2018 11
540 Complications of Devices, Implants or Grafts 2001 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 28
547 Medical Care 2006 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2022 55

Chapter XX -- External causes of morbidity and mortality

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
563 External Cause Codes 2001 — 8
564 Place of Occurrence 2001 2006 6
564 Type of Activity 2001 2006 4

Chapter XXI -- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
565 Pre-Treatment Assessment 2002 2007, 2008 7 / 3
568 Admission for Observation 2002 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2018 22
577 Admission for Follow-Up Examination 2002 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2022 25 / 5
582 Admission for Convalescence 2008 2009, 2022 9
586 Screening for Specific Diseases 2003 2006, 2008, 2018 11
590 Prophylactic Organ Removal 2001 2006, 2015 6 / 2
591 Coding of NACRS Visits for Rehabilitative Services 2002 2008, 2012 6 / 2
592 Pharmacotherapy and Radiation Therapy 2001 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022 18 / 11
600 Device (VAD) 2001 2006, 2007, 2009 5 / 2
601 Admission for Blood Transfusion 2001 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015 3
602 Palliative Care 2008 2009, 2012, 2018 18
610 Medical Assistance in Dying 2018 — 16 / 7
625 Boarder Babies and Boarder Mothers 2001 2006, 2008 3
626 Homelessness 2018 2022 2
627 of Malignant Neoplasms 2001 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015 10 / 3
630 Neoplasms of Breast, Lung and Prostate 2015 — 12
634 Pandemics and Epidemics (COVID-19) 2021 — 0

Chapter XXIII -- Provisional codes for research and temporary assignment

Page Standard In effect Amended Codes cited
635 Vaping-Related Disorder 2022 — 275 / 312
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