________ The first step in using the ICD-10-CM coding manual is to identify the diagnosis in the ...

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cookcarl

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on: Jun 25, 2018

________ The first step in using the ICD-10-CM coding manual is to identify the diagnosis in the Index.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

________ Both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM use over 70,000 codes.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

momolu

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

True

Answer to Question 2

False

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