ICD-10-CM Far Exceeds ICD-9-CM in the Number of Codes Provided

question 34

Multiple Choice

ICD-10-CM far exceeds ICD-9-CM in the number of codes provided, having been expanded to __________.

• A) delete fifth digits for some codes
• B) include health-related conditions
• C) mandate assignment of just three characters
• D) reduce specificity at the sixth-digit level

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Definitions:

Child Rearing

The process of supporting and promoting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.

Uninvolved Pattern

A parenting or relationship style characterized by a lack of responsiveness and emotional warmth towards others.

Strange Situation

A standardized procedure devised by Mary Ainsworth in the 1970s to observe attachment relationships between a caregiver and child.

Ainsworth

An American-Canadian developmental psychologist known for her work in the development of attachment theory, famously through the "Strange Situation" assessment, which identifies patterns of attachment in young children.