台灣導入ICD-10-CMPCS五年計畫.ppt

* * * * The format is somewhat different. The first three digits are to the left of the decimal and is still called the category. A three-character category may represent a single disease entity (generally based on frequency or severity) or a group of closely related conditions. For example category D51, Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. Most three character categories have been subdivided, some have not. An example code P90, convulsions of newborn is a complete code. Up to three digits may follow the decimal which will further describe the etiology, anatomic site, and/or severity. Not