ICD-10-CM Code Building

Question 1

First Characters ( 3 Alpha Numeric slots)

Answer 1

Category [i.e. G47 Sleep Disorders]

Question 2

Fourth

Answer 2

Etiology (Cause of the disease)

Question 3

Fifth

Answer 3

Anatomical Site

Question 4

Sixth

Answer 4

Severity

Question 5

Seventh

Answer 5

Adds Specificity [i.e. Initial Encounter, Subsequent or Sequela]