Coding Rules - Current as at 16-Dec-2019 17:27

The coder must access the ICD-10-CM Index to External Causes because a blood alcohol level is an external cause of a condition and not itself a disease. The main term is “blood alcohol level” with subterms for the various measurements of the blood alcohol level in the patient. 5. F43.12Disorder, post-traumatic stress, chronic ................
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