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CBCS_Coding_11
cbcs coding review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| E codes | used to describe the external cause of injury and poisoning |
| Complication | main term when the condition is the result of a surgical or medical complication |
| new growth | the term neoplasm literally means |
| poisoning | a condition caused by drugs, medicines and biological substances when taken improperly or not in accordance with physician orders is |
| non-essential modifier | terms within the parentheses used to enclose words that do not affect ICD-9-CM code selection are |
| sequencing | listing diagnostic codes in the correct order is known as |
| late effect | residual condition that remains after the acute phase of an illness or injury has been resolved is referred to as |
| rule of 9 | body surface area involvement for coding burns is estimated based on the |
| principle procedures | the procedure preformed for definitive treatment rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes |
| slanted | square brackets enclose the manifestation code associated with an underlying condition |
| principle diagnosis | is the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for a inpatient admission |