Asked by vianna trigueros on Jul 24, 2024
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In ICD-9 the _______ codes are used to identify encounters for reasons other than illness or injury and can be used either as a primary code for an encounter or as an additional code.
V Codes
A classification within the ICD coding system used to describe factors that influence health status and contact with health services that are not due to a disease or injury.
ICD-9
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, a system used worldwide for coding various diseases and symptoms for health records, billing, and statistics; replaced by ICD-10.
- Differentiate between distinct codes utilized for regular health examinations and those applied to a variety of diseases and conditions.
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Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between distinct codes utilized for regular health examinations and those applied to a variety of diseases and conditions.