The SA ICD-10 Coding Standards are to be used concurrently with the ICD-10 volumes and training material. South African ICD-10 Coding Standards Developed to assist the clinical coder in the South African environment The South African ICD-10 Coding Standards, Version 2 (as at June 2008) Compiled by the National Task Team for the Implementation of ICD-10 The SA ICD-10 Coding Standards are to be used concurrently with the ICD-10 volumes and training material. Table of Contents South African ICD-10 Coding Standards .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Acknowledgement............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 User Guide........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Summary of changes made to the South African Coding Standards document............................................................................... 7 Code of Ethics for Clinical Coders (South Africa) ........................................................................................................................... 11 General Standard National (GSN) .................................................................................................................................................. 12 GSN0001 Primary Diagnosis.......................................................................................................................................................... 13 GSN0002 Secondary Diagnosis/es ................................................................................................................................................ 13 GSN0003 ICD-10 Codes on Claims ............................................................................................................................................... 14 GSN0004 Submission of claims ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 GSN0005 ICD-10 Subsets.............................................................................................................................................................. 15 GSN0006 Level of Coding .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Digit versus Characters................................................................................................................................................................... 15 GSN0007 The use of U–codes....................................................................................................................................................... 15 GSN0008 Updating ICD-10 Codes................................................................................................................................................. 16 GSN0009 The “X” in place of a fourth character............................................................................................................................. 16 GSN0010 Dagger and Asterisk Symbols........................................................................................................................................ 16 GSN0011 Inappropriate use of fifth [5th] character options............................................................................................................. 17 GSN0012 Appropriate codes to be used together with medical practitioner service codes for the completion of forms, scripts and motivations...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 GSN0013 Coding of Syndromes..................................................................................................................................................... 18 GSN0014 Updating of the SA ICD-10 Coding Standards Document ............................................................................................. 18 GSN0015 Sequelae (Late Effects).................................................................................................................................................. 19 Diagnosis Standard National .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Diagnosis Standard National – 01 .................................................................................................................................................. 22 DSN0101 HIV / AIDS...................................................................................................................................................................... 22 DSN0102 Coding prophylactic administration of anti-malaria drugs............................................................................................... 26 DSN0103 Coding of infections with drug resistant micro-organisms.............................................................................................. 27 DSN0104 Coding of other infections............................................................................................................................................... 27 DSN0105 Coding diarrhoea and gastroenteritis without further specification................................................................................. 27 Diagnosis Standard National – 02 .................................................................................................................................................. 28 DSN0201 Neoplasm Coding........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Diagnosis Standard National – 03 .................................................................................................................................................. 36 DSN0301 Anaemia due to Chronic Renal Failure .......................................................................................................................... 36 DSN0302 Coding Haemophilia with Epistaxis ................................................................................................................................ 36 Diagnosis Standard National – 04 .................................................................................................................................................. 37 DSN0401 Non-insulin dependent diabetic who requires insulin ..................................................................................................... 37 DSN0402 Obesity ........................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Diagnosis Standard National – 09 .................................................................................................................................................. 38 DSN0901 Coding of the Circulatory System................................................................................................................................... 38 Diagnosis Standard National – 10 .................................................................................................................................................. 41 DSN1001 Coding of both sinusitis and bronchitis........................................................................................................................... 41 DSN1002 Bronchitis........................................................................................................................................................................ 41 DSN1003 Avian Flu ........................................................................................................................................................................ 41 DSN1004 Coding Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) / Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COAD) and Emphysema ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 DSN1005 Coding Chest Infection................................................................................................................................................... 42 DSN1006 Coding prophylactic administration Palivizumab (Synagis®) ......................................................................................... 42 DSN1007 Community acquired pneumonia.................................................................................................................................... 42 Diagnosis Standard National – 12 .................................................................................................................................................