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Nonessential modifiers are words that appear in parentheses immediately after the Main Term in the ICD-10-CM that clarify the Main Term but that need not be present in the medical record.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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HIPAA requires that coders adhere to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCR) when assigning diagnosis codes.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

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