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3-2-1 Code It!

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category   three-character ICD-10-CM disease code within a section  
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cooperating parties for the ICD-10-CM/PCS   AHA, AHIMA, CMS, and NCHS  
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encoder   software that automates the coding process  
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encounter   face-to face contact between a patient and a health care provider who assesses and treats the patient's condition  
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essential modifier   see subterm  
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etiology   cause of disease  
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general equivalence mapping (GEM)   published crosswalks of codes that facilitate the location of corresponding diagnosis and procedure codes between two code sets, such as ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM  
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ICD-10 coordination and Maintenance Committee   NCHS and CMS Department of HHS federal agencies that are responsible for overseeing all changes and modifications to ICD-10-CM (NCHS) and ICD-10-PCS (CMS)  
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Index to Diseases and Injuries   alphabetical listing of ICD-10-CM main terms and their codes  
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International Classification of Diseases (ICD)   published by the World Health Organization and used to classify mortality data from death certificates  
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legacy classification system   see legacy coding system  
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legacy coding system   classification system that is use as archive data; is no longer supported or updated  
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main term   printed in boldfaced type and followed by the ICD-10-CM code number  
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Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA)   federal legislation that requires all code sets to be valid at the time services are provided  
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morbidity   disease  
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mortality   death  
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nonessential modifier   qualifying word contained in parentheses after the main term in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that does not have to be included in the diagnostic or procedural statement for the code number listed after the parentheses to be assigned  
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Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting   rules developed to accompany and complement official conventions and instructions provided in ICD-10-CM  
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Official ICD-10-PCS Guidelines for Coding and Reporting   rules developed to accompany and complement official conventions and instructions provided in ICD-10-PCS  
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placeholder   use of the letter "x" in certain ICD-10-CM codes to allow for future expansion  
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subcategory   ICD-10-CM codes that contain four, five, six, or seven characters  
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subterm   qualifying work listed below the main term in the ICd-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries  
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Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries   chronological list of ICD-10-CM codes, divided into 21 chapters based on body system or condition  
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