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Code-Specific Dialog Boxes
You can quickly view additional information from St. Anthony Publishing/Medicode’s
top-selling publications for the selected code. You can open various dialog boxes for
ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes selected from the Code Detail. This code-specific
information is accessed from the buttons that appear at the top of your screen, and
(depending on the product you have) from the ICD-9 Vol. 1, ICD-9 Vol. 3, CPT, or
HCPCS menu. The name of the menu changes depending on the type of code selected in
the Code Detail. The code-specific dialog boxes that are available are specific to the type
of code selected. Refer to ICD-9-CM Vol. 1 Dialog Boxes, ICD-9-CM Vol. 3 Dialog
Boxes, CPT Dialog Boxes, and HCPCS Dialog Boxes for the various dialog boxes you
are able to access depending on the code selected.
The following paragraphs explain each code-specific dialog box. First, they show all
dialog boxes available for ICD-9-CM codes, then dialog boxes for CPT Codes, and
finally those available for HCPCS codes.
Notes: You must select a code in the Tabular Results to identify it as a selected code and display
it in the Code Detail.
If a dialog box is not available for the selected code, the corresponding button and menu
option are dimmed to indicate that the information is not applicable to that particular code.
ICD-9-CM VOL. 1 DIALOG BOXES
ICD-9-CM Instructional Notes
This dialog box can be used to view notes from the code book that pertain to the selected
code, and to view references to AHA Coding Clinic issues. You access this dialog box by
selecting an ICD-9-CM code that has associated notes/references from the Code Detail.
from the toolbar, or go the ICD-9 Vol. 1 menu
Then click either the Notes button
and select ICD-9-CM Instructional Notes.
Instructional Notes. This tab displays notes that apply to the selected code. These
instructional notes, which appear at the beginning of certain sections in the Code Detail
of ICD-9-CM, further define terms, clarify information, and provide fifth-digit
information. They also contain includes and excludes notes that pertain to the selected
code.
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