In this four-part certificate program, AAPACN master teacher, Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-MT, CPC, walks through the process for using the ICD-10-CM Manual, from identification of the main term through the final code selection, and review coding and chapter-specific guidelines. You will have the opportunity to enhance your learning and locate correct ICD-10-CM codes throughout this interactive education program.

8.0 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must view at least 80% of each video and complete the associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until November 1, 2027.

After passing the associated final examination with a score of 80% or better, you will receive access to a certificate of completion that can be downloaded, printed, and proudly displayed as recognition of your achievement.

For the best learning and most successful testing experiences, we strongly recommend you have a current copy of an ICD-10 manual on-hand. A free version is available on the CDC site, or you may purchase a version of your choosing.

Following completion of this certificate program, you will be able to:

Module 1

• State the correct process for determining the ICD-10-CM code from the physician’s documented diagnoses
• State which practitioners can diagnose
• Explain the process for identifying the “main term” for diagnoses to assist clinicians to locate the basic code in the Alphabetic Index
• Describe the difference between “Excludes1” and “Excludes2” notes

Module 2

• State the importance of chapter-specific guidelines
• Successfully identify the ICD-10-CM code for a cancer diagnosis using the Neoplasm table
• Explain how combination codes are appended for residents who have a specific type of diabetes “with” multiple conditions
• Report the seventh characters assigned to designate the stages of glaucoma
• State the coding difference between a COVID-19 positive diagnosis and exposure to a COVID-19 positive individual

Module 3

• Successfully identify the ICD-10-CM code for a pathological fracture related to osteoporosis
• Identify one chapter-specific guideline that has a major impact on coding traumatic fractures that have been surgically repaired with a joint replacement
• Explain steps required to determine a principal diagnosis

Module 4

• Describe how ICD-10-CM codes impact the therapy and non-therapy ancillary components in PDPM
• State the MDS item where the facility will document the ICD-10-CM code for the primary diagnosis
• List at least four documents to review to determine diagnoses for your new SNF resident

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