How Should a Coder Use Volumes 1 and 2 of the ICD-9-CM

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Essay

How should a coder use Volumes 1 and 2 of the ICD-9-CM book?

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Definitions:

Call Option

A financial contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy an asset at a specified price within a certain time period.

Strike Price

The specified price at which the buyer of an option can buy (for a call option) or sell (for a put option) the underlying security or commodity.

Conversion Value

The market value of a convertible security if it were to be converted into its underlying shares at the current rate.

Conversion Price

The price at which convertible securities, such as convertible bonds or preferred stocks, can be converted into common stocks.