Throughout our clinical discussions, you will appreciate the indepth look at specific disease processes and all related coding issues. Other discussions might focus on a particular coding or DRG issue. Whatever the topic, it's guaranteed to be educational in nature. Archives, we will be posting it again after we modify code for this updated LMS website. The guidelines presented this month apply to the assignment of E-codes in hospitals as well as various outpatient care settings.
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Then turn to the disease index of your coding book. E-codes may be found in two specific sections of the index. Poisoning and adverse effect E-codes are found in the Table of Drugs and Chemicals. This table contains a classification of drugs and other chemicals to identify poisoning and external causes of adverse effects. Next to each drug or chemical name in the table is a code for the poisoning as well as up to five E-codes that identify the circumstances of the poisoning.