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ICD-10-CM codes are alphanumeric, with all codes beginning with a number. ICD-10-CM codes have a maximum of five characters. The letter N is assigned as a fifth character placeholder for certain six-character codes. The ICD-10-CM, the WHO version, does not include a procedure classification (Volume 3).
ICD-9-CM codes are very different than ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets: There are nearly 19 times as many procedure codes in ICD-10-PCS than in ICD-9-CM volume 3.
While many ICD-9 codes map directly to ICD-10 codes, clinical analysis may be needed to determine which code(s) is most apt for that particular case. Be sure to always review the mapping results prior to applying them.
The GEMs are. forward and backward mappings between the ICD-9-CM and. ICD-10 coding systems and are also referred to as crosswalks. since they provide important information linking codes of. one system with codes in the other system.
The benefits of using ICD-10 code sets are: Contains an increased number of codes and categories. Provides more detail and clearer clinical descriptions.
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The structure of ICD-9 limits the number of new codes that can be created, and many ICD-9 categories are full. ICD-10 provides room for code expansion, so providers can use codes more specific to patient diagnoses. The United States is the last major industrialized nation to make the switch to ICD-10.
Documentation for Technical Users. Part 1GEMs Technical FAQs. General Principles. The purpose of the GEMs is to create a useful, practical, code to code translation reference dictionary for both code sets, and to offer acceptable translation alternatives wherever possible.
Introduction of the ICD-10 Billing Codes System The coding system is more comprehensive and advanced than its predecessor, requiring that doctors be much more specific in their documentation of treatments in order for medical coders and billers to issue the appropriate codes in the billing process.

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