For ICD-10 Codes, the Instruction "Code First" Tells the Coder

question 45

True/False

For ICD-10 codes, the instruction "code first" tells the coder to use another code as the first code because it identifies the underlying cause or condition.

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Definitions:

Foreign Direct Investment

Investment by a company or individual in one country in business interests in another country, in the form of either establishing business operations or acquiring business assets.

Insourcing

involves bringing processes or services back in-house, which were previously outsourced to external companies.

Joint Venture

A business arrangement where two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task or business operation.

Foreign Subsidiary

A company that is owned or controlled by another company, known as the parent company, but operates in a country different from where the parent company is established.