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Beththor13 on August 13, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ) Brace | used to enclose a series of terms, each of which is modified by the statement to the right of the brace (e. g. , code 385.3) |
| [ ] brackets | used to enclose synomons, alternative wordings, or explanatory phrases (e. g. code 460) |
| code first underlying disease | used in categories not intended for primary tabulation of disease these coodes are also written in italics with a note the note requires that the underlying disease or cause be recorded frist and the particular manifestation be recorded second ( this note will appear only in the Tabular List |
| : colon | used after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the modifiers that follow ( usually indented) to make it assignable to a given category |
| eponym | disease or syndrome named after the person who discovered it or the person who frist developed the condition |
| excludes | termsw following this word indicate you must look to a different code series |
| includes | this note appears immediately under a three-digit code to further define or gibe an example of the contents of the category |
| NEC | not elsewhere clasified used with ill-defined terms to alert the coder that specified terms for a condition may be classified differently or with terms when a more specific category is not provided in the code list |
| NOS | not otherwise specified Equivalent to unspecified used when the physiciam has insufficient data to code a specific condition |
| notes | used to define terms and provide coding instructions |
| ( ) parentheses | used to enclose supplementary words that might or might not be present in a statement without affecting the code assignmnet |
| section markers | the section marker or indicator is provided to advise the coder that a footnte apperars at the bottom of the page Based on the publication it may appear as a circled number, a flag with arrows, or curverd marks |
| see | a cross reference used primarily in the INDEX it is an explicit direction for the coder to look elsewhere for the correct code this term must alwas be followed to obtain the correct code |
| see also | a cross reference to direct the boder to look elsewhete when the main term or subterm is not sufficient ot code the condition or problem(e. g. Volume 2 Sinus --see also fistula |
| use additional code | an explicit command that the seleted code needs more information to provide an accurate clinical picture of the patient's problem or condition |
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