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Coding_3
Term | Definition |
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Subclassifications | Five-digit ICD-9-CM codes that provide the highest level of specificity to describe the condition; use of the fifth-digit subclassification is mandatory if available |
Subterms | Words indented under the main term in the ICD-9-CM coding manual |
Tabular List of Diseases | Volume 1 of the ICD-9-CM; contains the numeric listing of diagnosis codes transmitted or maintained in electronic media or any other form or medium |
Uncertain behavior | Describes tumors whose behavior cannot be predicted; only a pathologist can designate neoplasms as uncertain |
V codes | ICD-9-CM codes that report factors influencing health status and encounters with the health system for reasons other than injury or illness |
World Health Organization (WHO) | United Nations health coordination and direct authority |
Unspecified behavior | Describes tumors that are not clearly identified in the medical record |