The Coder Should Always Refer to the Tabular Index First

question 13

True/False

The coder should always refer to the Tabular Index first.

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Definitions:

ICD-10-CM Manual

A clinical cataloging system provided by the World Health Organization used for classifying diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ICD-10-CM

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, a system used by healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the U.S.

Diagnoses

The identification of the nature and cause of a health condition based on its symptoms and diagnostic tests.

Diagnosis Codes

Systematic codes used to categorize and identify diseases, disorders, symptoms, and medical conditions for clinical and health management purposes.