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What Is Used When a Certain ICD-10-CM Code Requires a Seventh

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What is used when a certain ICD-10-CM code requires a seventh character data field but does not have enough characters? Provide an example.


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Closed Circulatory System

A type of circulatory system in which the blood flows through a continuous circuit of blood vessels; characteristic of annelids, cephalopods, and vertebrates. Compare with open circulatory system.

Mollusks

A diverse group of invertebrates that includes snails, slugs, oysters, and octopuses, characterized by a soft body, many with a hard shell.

Polyplacophora

A class of marine mollusks known as chitons, characterized by their eight-plated dorsal shells and grazing habits.

Intertidal Zone

The marine shoreline area between the high-tide mark and the low-tide mark.

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