Jicama (yam bean) nutrition facts. Jicama, also known as yam bean, is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable of bean family plants. Its underground starchy root is one of the popular edible tuber-vegetables grown in many parts of Central American, South Asian, Caribbean, and some Andean South American regions.
1 Short description: Cirrhosis of liver NOS. 2  ICD-9-CM 571.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 571.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Comparing ICD-9 and ICD-10. Letâs look at one real example: coding for treatment of patients with cancer. First, letâs take a look at current ICD-9 guidelines (first published in 2011) for diagnosis (Dx) coding as it relates to cancer. For the example, we will use bladder cancer, although many of these guidelines are general cancer guidelines and will apply to all cancer codes. During ICD-9 or -10 training courses, you may have heard the directive to code what is known at the end of the encounter.