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ICD-10CM
TABULAR LIST AND ALPHABETIC INDEX
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TABULAR LIST | ALPHANUMERIC LIST OF CODES DIVED INTO CHAPTERS BASED ON BODY SYSTEM OR CONDITION |
| Z CODES | REPRESENT FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS AND CONTACT WITH HEALTH SERVICES |
| V W X AND Y CODES | USED TO INDICATE THE EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES |
| CODE STRUCTURE | SECTIONS/ CATEGORIES/ SUBCATEGORIES- FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH - CHARACTER SUBCLASSIFICATON |
| X | PLACEHOLDER IN CERTAIN CODES TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION |
| ALPHABETIC INDEX | MAIN TERMS, SUBTERMS AND MORE SPECIFIC SUBTERMS |
| MAIN TERMS | PRINTED BOLD TYPE AND BEGIN WITH A CAPITAL LETTER |
| SUBTERMS | INDENTED ONE STANDARD INDENTION - TO THE RIGHT UNDER THE MAIN TERM. PRINTED IN REGULAR TYPE BEGIN WITH LOWER CASE LETTER |
| MORE SPECIFIC SUBTERMS | INDENTER FATHER TO THE RIGHT - ALWAYS INDENTED BY ONE STANDARD INDENTION FROM THE PRECEDING SUBTERM AND LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER |
| DASH(-) | AT THE END OF AN INDEX ENTRY INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS ARE REQUIRED. |
| ALPHABETIZATON RULES | IGNORE SINGE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS SINGLE HYPHES WITHIN WORDS "S" IN THE POSSESSIVE FORMS OF WORDS |
| NUMERICAL ENTRIES | |
| CONNECTING WORDS | WITH, IN, DUE TO |
| INSTRUCTIONAL NOTES | GENERAL NOTES, INCLUSION, EXCLUSIONNOTES, "CODE FIRST" NNOTES, USE ADDITIONAL CODE NOTES AND CODE ALSO NOTES |
| GENERAL NOTES | PROVIDE GENERAL INFORAMTION ON USAGE INA A SPECIFIC SECTION |