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1. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes and classifies or morbidity data from inpatient and outpatient encounters. 2. The International Classtfication of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Classification System (ICD- 10-PCS) codes and classifies data from hospital inpatient encounters only. 3. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) abbreviates ICD-10-CM and ICD-10- PCS as 4. The intent of ICD-10-CM is to describe the picture or findings of the patient, which means codes are more precise than those needed for ICD-9-CM's statistical groupings and trend analysis. characters, are entirely alphanumeric, and have unique 5. ICD-10-CM codes require up to coding conventions. to verify codes. 6. ICD-10-CM uses an index to initially locate codes for conditions and a 7. The reporting of ICD-10-CM/PCS codes was mandated by 8. Reporting ICD-10-CM codes on submitted claims ensures the medical of procedures and services provided to patients during an encounter, which is defined as "the determination that a service or procedure rendered is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury."
an illness or injury." 9. The face-to-face contact between a patient and a health care provider who assesses and treats the patient's condition is a(n) 10. The criteria used to determine medical necessity include purpose, scope, evidence, and