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Add an ICD Code

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)  codes are diagnostic codes used by some practices to track medical diagnosis or problems. Additionally, the codes are used to communicate with some insurance companies for certain types of procedures or for Meaningful Use reporting.

The current list of ICD10 Codes is available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

To add ICD Codes:

  1. From the Setup menu, choose ICD Codes from the Procedure Codes section.
  2. Click the Edit button

For each code to be added:

  1. Type the Code.
  2. Type the Description
  3. Select the ICD type.
  4. Click the Add button.

    Note: If Meaningful Use has been enabled, click the checkbox in the Use in MU Problem List column if the item should be available to select as a problem in the Meaningful Use module.

  5. When complete, click the Save button. (Please note that the list may be saved at any time. Return to editing by clicking the Edit button again.)

See Also

Codes and Types

Procedure Codes

Procedure to ICD Cros Coding