Diagnostic coding was originally developed to study causes of: a. disease, b. etiology, c. mortality, d. sequela. The abbreviation that is the equivalent of 'unspecified' is: a. NE... Diagnostic coding was originally developed to study causes of: a. disease, b. etiology, c. mortality, d. sequela. The abbreviation that is the equivalent of 'unspecified' is: a. NEC, b. POS, c. NOS, d. DOS. Which of the following is the correct ICD-10-CM code for this diagnostic statement; asthma, unspecified, uncomplicated? a. J44.9, b. J45.901, c. J45.909, d. J69.8?
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c. mortality, c. NOS, c. J45.909
The correct answers are: c. mortality, c. NOS, c. J45.909.
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The correct answers are: c. mortality, c. NOS, c. J45.909.
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Diagnostic coding was originally developed to study mortality. NOS stands for 'not otherwise specified', equivalent to 'unspecified'. The ICD-10-CM code for asthma, unspecified, uncomplicated is J45.909.
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