![]() Simmons, DDS, PhD ICD-10 codes consist of a minimum of three characters and a maximum of seven, in the following order of character: 1) Capital letter A-Z except U (not used), 2) number, 3) number, 4) number or letter, capital or lowercase, 5) number or letter, capital or lowercase, 6) number or letter, capital or lowercase, 7) number or letter, capital or lowercase- only used in certain specific cases. ![]() It is NOT an exhaustive guide and should not be considered necessarily authoritative or up to date. This guide is meant to provide a general overview of the ICD-10 codes and how to use them. The World Health Organization (WHO) website has an online training tool (WHO website link) and there are multiple private vendors offering ICD-10 coding instruction, albeit generally aimed at the larger general medical audience. Proper and accurate diagnostic coding is important to both provide data to thirdparty payers and public entities but also to provide proper remuneration for the therapeutic procedures (CDT or CPT codes) used to address those diagnosed conditions. Simmons, DDS, PhD This document is meant to provide general information on diagnostic coding, specifically coding using the ICD-10 code set.
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