Summarize the structure, content, and the five conventions that are followed in the Alphabetic Index. Correct Answer: It contains in alphabetic order the
... [Show More] main terms that describe all the diseases that are classified in the Tabular List.
Main terms may be followed by related subterms or supported by supplementary terms.
Five conventions apply to using the index correctly:
Turnover lines are indented farther to the right than subterms
See cross-references lead the coder to another main term; see also suggest additional possible key terms.
Notes provide information on code selection.
The abbreviation NEC appears with main terms for which no specific code exists.
Multiple codes are required when two codes, the second in brackets and italics, appear after a main term.
Summarize the structure, content, and the ten conventions that are followed in the Tabular List. Correct Answer: It contains the codes, which are organized into seventeen chapters according to etiology or body system and are listed in numerical order.
Code categories consist of three-digit groupings of a single disease's etiology, site, or manifestation.
Further clinical detail is supplied by fifth-digit subclassifications.
The ten conventions used in the Tabular List include:
Fifth-digit requirement symbol
Includes and excludes notes
Colons in notes
Parentheses around supplementary terms
Brackets around supplementary synonyms, alternative wording, or explanations
Braces to group-related terms
Lozenge for non-WHO codes
The abbreviation NOS to indicate the code to use when a condition is not completely described, and the abbreviation NEC for the code to be used when the diagnosis does not match any other available code
Bullet (*) for new codes or entries, single triangle or facing triangle for new or revised descriptions.
Phrases for multiple code requirements: Codes that are not used as primary appear in italics and are usually followed by an instruction to code first underlying disease or use an additional code.
Recognize the chapters that make up the Tabular list. Correct Answer: The 17 chapters are arranged by disease or condition, primarily structured by body system, and address a group of categories or codes.
Identify the purpose and correct use of V codes and E codes. Correct Answer: V codes:
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