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Flash Cards for Diagnostic Coding for MBC notes

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show the assignment of numeric or alphanumeric digits and characters to specific diagnostic and procedural phrases  
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show in 1948, assumed responsibility for preparing and publishing the revisions to the ICD every 10 years. Thus, with every 10-year revision, the name of the current ICD changes.  
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An abbreviation for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification   show
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show an arrangement of classes or groups of diagnoses by systematic division that is used in the United States  
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show the rate or frequency of deaths  
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show the rate or frequency of disease  
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)   show
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show responsible for maintaining the procedure codes of ICD-10-PCS.  
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show passed by Congress in 1996 to improve the portability and continuity of health care coverage  
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show developed standards for the electronic exchange of health care data by administrative and financial transactions  
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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)   show
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show was founded to elevate the standards of medical coding.  
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The Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification   show
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show validates proficiency in the inpatient hospital setting  
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Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) certification   show
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Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) certification   show
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show an alphanumerical list of codes, commonly referred to as the Tabular.  
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show The Tabular List  
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show instructional notes, punctuation marks, abbreviations, and symbols  
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Instructional notes   show
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show used to define, give examples, or both, of the content of a category of ICD-10-CM or of a block of category codes.  
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show used to signify that the conditions listed are not assigned to the category or block of category codes.  
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How many types of Excludes Notes are there?   show
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show easy to understand and apply.  
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Excludes2 note   show
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See note   show
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show refers the coder to another location in the Alphabetic Index when the initial listing does not contain all the necessary information to accurately select a code.  
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Code First note   show
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show instructs the coder to use an additional code to identify the manifestation that is present.  
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show applies to the etiology/manifestation conventions.  
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Code Also note   show
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show nonessential modifiers.  
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Parentheses   show
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Brackets   show
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A colon   show
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show not elsewhere classifiable  
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What does NOS Stand for?   show
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The point dash symbol (.–)   show
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show the level of detail.  
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Laterality   show
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