ICD-10 Clinical Concepts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") released a guide with ICD-10 Clinical Concepts and common ICD-10 codes for six major medical specialties: cardiology, family practice, internal medicine, OB/GYN, orthopedics and pediatrics.
Clinical Concepts for Cardiology
- Abnormalities of Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
- Cardiac Arrhythmias (Other)
- Chest Pain
- Heart Failure
- Hypertension
- Nonrheumatic Valve Disorders - Aortic Valve Disorders
- Nonrheumatic Valve Disorders - Mitral Valve Disorders
- Selected Atherosclerosis, Ischemia, and Infarction
- Syncope and Collapse
Clinical Concepts for Family Practice
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Respiratory Infections
- Back and Neck Pain
- Chest Pain
- Diabetes Mellitus w/o Complications Type 2
- General Medical Examination
- Headache
- Hypertension
- Pain in Joint
- Pain in Limb
- Other Forms Of Heart Disease
- Urinary Tract Infection, Cystitis
Clinical Concepts for Internal Medicine
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Respiratory Infections
- Back and Neck Pain
- Chest Pain
- Diabetes Mellitus w/o Complications Type 2
- General Medical Examination
- Headache
- Hypertension
- Pain in Joint
- Pain in Limb
- Other Forms Of Heart Disease
- Urinary Tract Infection, Cystitis
Clinical Concepts for OB/GYN
- Abnormal Female Genital Cytology
- Excessive, Frequent and Irregular Menstruation
- General Medical and Gynecological Examinations
- Hypertension
- Inflammation of Vagina and Vulva
- Lump in Breast and Other Disorders of the Breast
- Selected Menopausal and Other Perimenopausal Disorders
- Noninflammatory Disorders of Ovary, Fallopian Tubes, and Broadligament
- Supervision of Normal Pregnancy
- Urinary Tract Infection, Cystitis
Clinical Concepts for Orthopedics
- Cervical Spine Disorders and Displacement
- Neck and Back Pain
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee
- Radiculopathy (Primary)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Selected Shoulder Conditions
- Spinal Stenosis of the Lumbar Region
- Selected Sprains � Rotator Cuff, Cruciate Ligament, and Ankle
- Thoracic, Thoracolumbar, and Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc Disorders
Clinical Concepts for Pediatrics
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Pharyngitis
- Allergic Inflammation of the Nasal Airways
- Asthma
- Chest Pain
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Headache
- Acute Serous Otitis Media
- Other Acute Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Chronic Serous Otitis Media
- Chronic Mucoid Otitis Media
- Other Chronic Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Unspecified Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Acute Suppurative Otitis Media
- Chronic Tubotympanic Suppurative Otitis Media
- Chronic Atticoantral Suppurative Otitis Media
- Other Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
- Suppurative Otitis Media, Unspecified
- Otitis media, Unspecified
- Otitis Media in Diseases Classified Elsewhere
- Pain in Limb
- Routine Child Health Examination
- Urinary Tract Infection, Cystitis
* Codes with a greater degree of specificity should be considered first.