The ICD-10 is copyrighted by the World Health Organization (WHO)external icon, which owns and publishes the classification. WHO has authorized the development of an adaptation of ICD-10 for use in the United States for U.S. government purposes. As agreed, all modifications to the ICD-10 must conform to WHO conventions for the ICD. ICD-10-CM was developed following a thorough evaluation by a Technical Advisory Panel and extensive additional consultation with physician groups, clinical coders, and others to assure clinical accuracy and utility.
In this free Introduction to ICD-10-CM Course, we will discuss:
- Overview of the ICD-10-CM layout
- ICD-10-CM Conversion
- How to look up an ICD-10-CM code
- Official ICD-10-CM coding guidelines