ICD-9-CM coding serves which of the following purposes?
A. It provides data for statistical analysis.
B. It translates written terminology into a universal, common language.
C. It establishes medical necessity.
D. All of the above.
Question 2
The first forms of medical diagnostic coding date back to:
A. 12th-century Rome.
B. 17th-century England.
C. 18th-century America.
D. 19th-century France.