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abarnes · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes contain 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 characters, and disease codes with three characters are included in ICD-10-CM as the heading of a __________ of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh characters to provide greater specificity.
a. category
b. chapter
c. character
d. classification

Question 2

ICD-10-CM provides codes to deal with encounters for circumstances other than a disease or an injury in the __________ chapter.
a. External Causes of Morbidity
b. Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services
c. Injury, Poisoning, and External Causes
d. Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Findings