HCFA AUDIT RULES (Field 21)


Forms must be keyed in all CAPITAL LETTERS.
  
“Key what you see” means to literally key what you see. You are trying to replicate the form as it was submitted; you cannot fix errors.


H21_Diagnosis1
Three to five character string. The first character can be alpha or numeric. All other characters are numeric.
Punctuation and spaces are optional.


H21_Diagnosis2


H21_Diagnosis3


H21_Diagnosis4


H21_Diagnosis5


H21_Diagnosis6


H21_Diagnosis7


H21_Diagnosis8


H21_Diagnosis9


H21_Diagnosis10


H21_Diagnosis11


H21_Diagnosis12



These are all acceptable entries: Examples

795.01
795 01
75901
E7801


The ICD-9 allows for four codes & The ICD-10 allows for 12 codes:
The ICD-9 allows for four codes & The ICD-10 allows for 12 codes:





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