US Medical Term · insurance
Excludes 1 Note
Excluye 1
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Excludes 1 Note |
| Spanish (Español) | Excluye 1 |
| Chinese (中文) | 排除1注释 |
| Korean (한국어) | 제외 1 주석 |
| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) | Ghi chú loại trừ 1 |
| Filipino (Tagalog) | Excludes 1 |
| Portuguese (Português) | Exclui 1 |
| Thai (ภาษาไทย) | หมายเหตุยกเว้น 1 |
| Japanese (日本語) | 除外注 1 |
What it means
An Excludes 1 note in ICD-10-CM means the excluded condition cannot occur with the code being referenced — these are mutually exclusive conditions. For example, if a code has "Excludes 1: congenital cholera (A00.0)" it means a patient cannot have both the referenced condition and congenital cholera simultaneously. Unlike Excludes 2, you cannot bill both codes on the same claim. The distinction matters for correct claim coding and audit compliance.
How to say it
Sentences a patient might use with a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or insurer:
The Excludes 1 note means I cannot report both of these codes on the same claim.
La nota Excluye 1 significa que no puedo reportar ambos códigos en el mismo reclamo.
My claim was rejected because of an Excludes 1 conflict in the ICD-10-CM coding.
Mi reclamo fue rechazado debido a un conflicto de Excluye 1 en la codificación ICD-10-CM.
Can you explain the difference between an Excludes 1 and an Excludes 2 note in coding?
¿Puede explicar la diferencia entre una nota Excluye 1 y una Excluye 2 en codificación?
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Last reviewed: September 2026