1. (Placename) a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic: established as the colony of French Guinea in 1890 and became an independent republic in 1958. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority and animist. Currency: franc.
ICD-9-CM is a set of codes used in American healthcare to assign alphanumeric codes to patient diagnoses. ICD-9-CM codes are standardized to improve diagnostic consistency. ICD-9-CM is a set of codes used in American healthcare to assign alphanumeric codes to patient diagnoses.
For ICD-9-CM coding, myocardial infarction was based on site of the infarct, and then on episode of care. With ICD-10-CM coding, there is a bit more information to consider when assigning codes. an important element in coding for myocardial infarction, as is the site of the infarct.