In ICD-10-CM, coders should follow the alphabetic index guidance when assigning codes to
__________, which is an association of clinically recognizable features such as signs, symptoms, and/or characteristics that often occur together, so that the presence of one or more features alerts the health care provider as to the possible presence of the others.
a. qualified conditions
b. services
c. surgical procedures
d. syndromes
Question 2
In ICD-10-CM, a code listed next to a main term in the ICD-10-CM index is referred to as a(n)
__________ code.
a. common
b. default
c. incomplete
d. unspecified
Index of seed size and hardiness prior to, during, and after drought.
The Alpha-Z Alphabetic Color-Coding System
Patient Education Follow-up Plan
NCC MERP Index for categorizing medication errors algorithm.
NCC MERP Index for categorizing medication errors.
Step 3 in the diagnostic process is to retrieve any stored diagnostic trouble codes.