d. Use secondary codes if indicated by "Use additional code, if desired. . ." The
Army requires the use of secondary codes.
e. Use fifth-digit codes in ICD-9-CM, Volume 1 to identify manifestations of
diseases.
f. Use DOD extender codes as provided in Appendix A of the Triservice Disease
and Procedures Coding Guidelines (ICD-9-CM) , dated 1 January 1991. (See Coding
Principles in Appendix A of this subcourse.)
g. Verify the code at the main 3-digit category for any added instructions.
2-18. ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROCEDURES CLASSIFICATION
Volume 3 is the Procedures Classification book. Volume 3 contains two major
subdivisions : the Tabular List of Procedures and the Alphabetic Index to Procedures.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWARD
iii
PREFACE
v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
vii
INTRODUCTION
xv
CONVENTIONS USED IN THE TABULAR LIST
xxiii
CONVENTIONS USED IN THE ALPHABETIC INDEX
xxv
Tabular List
1. Operations on the Nervous System
1
2. Operations on the Endocrine System
15
3. Operations on the Eye
22
4. Operations on the Ear
46
5. Operations on the Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx
53
6. Operations on the Respiratory System
71
7. Operations on the Cardiovascular System
83
8. Operations on the Hemic and Lymphatic System
110
9. Operations on the Digestive System
114
10. Operations on the Urinary System
155
11. Operations on the Male Genital Organs
172
12. Operations on the Female Genital Organs
181
13. Obstetrical Procedures
198
14. Operations on the Musculoskeletal System
205
15. Operations on the Integumentary System
238
16. Miscellaneous Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
248
Alphabetic Index
301
Figure 2-4. Volume 3, Table of Contents.
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