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MIRCal - ICD-9-CM* Coding Edit Manual, 8th Ed, Revised**
This manual was developed by OSHPD, Healthcare Information Division, Patient Data Section, to identify illogical/erroneous combinations of ICD-9-CM codes. The purpose of the manual is to assist hospitals in California with reporting accurate ICD-9-CM codes that will result in high quality data. Policy makers, public health personnel, consumers, purchasers, payers, providers, and researchers use this data to make informed decisions on health care.
- Front Cover
- Cover Letter
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents - V-Edit Code "Ranges" with Description and Page Numbers
- Foreword - Definitions, Purpose, and Instructions
- Non-Critical Coding Edits
- Index - V-Edits and Description with ICD-9-CM Codes
- V-Edits V0001-V0040 - Principal Diagnosis Only
- V-Edits V0041-V0080 - Other Diagnoses Only
- V-Edits V0081-V0300 - Illogical Diagnosis Code Relationship -Diagnosis vs. Diagnosis
- V-Edits V0301-V0400 - Illogical Procedure Code Relationships Procedure vs. Diagnosis
- V-Edits V0401-V0500 - Illogical Procedure Code Relationships Procedure vs. Procedure
- V-Edits V0501-V0900 - E-Code only & E-Code vs. Diagnosis
- V-Edits V0901-V0999 - Diagnosis vs. Diagnosis
- Appendix - Selected Medical Conditions and Procedures listed in Alphabetical Order
* International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification
** Effective for inpatient discharges as of January 1, 2007.
Page last revised: January 18, 2008 10:17 AM