{"id":9969,"date":"2019-10-24T13:47:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T08:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=9969"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:13:00","slug":"icd-10-cm-guidelines-for-coding-and-reporting-fy-2020-respiratory-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/icd-10-cm-guidelines-for-coding-and-reporting-fy-2020-respiratory-system\/","title":{"rendered":"ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2020 – Respiratory System"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), two departments within the U.S. Federal Government\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provide the guidelines for coding and reporting using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).<\/p>\n

These guidelines should be used as a companion document to the official version of the ICD-10-CM. These guidelines have been approved by the four organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for the ICD-10-CM: the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), CMS, and NCHS.<\/p>\n

These guidelines are a set of rules that have been developed to accompany and complement the official conventions and instructions provided within the ICD-10-CM itself. The instructions and conventions of the classification take precedence over guidelines.<\/p>\n

These guidelines are based on the coding and sequencing instructions in the Tabular List and Alphabetic Index of ICD-10-CM but provide additional instruction. Adherence to these guidelines when assigning ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).<\/p>\n

These guidelines have been developed to assist both the healthcare provider and the coder in identifying those diagnoses that are to be reported. The importance of consistent, complete documentation in the medical record cannot be overemphasized.<\/p>\n

Without such documentation, accurate coding cannot be achieved. The entire record should be reviewed to determine the specific reason for the encounter and the conditions treated. \u00a0In addition to general coding guidelines, there are guidelines for specific diagnoses and\/or conditions in the classification.<\/p>\n

Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99)<\/h2>\n

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] and Asthma<\/h3>\n
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