 | Learning Objective
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- Briefly discuss the background and history of ICD-9-CM.
- Discuss the roles of the NCHS, CMS, AHIMA, and the AHA in maintaining and updating ICD-9-CM codes.
- Explain how to locate the periodic updates to ICD-9-CM codes using the Internet.
- Identify five uses of ICD-9-CM.
- Discuss the importance of the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
- Describe the organization and content of Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of ICD-9-CM.
- Interpret the formats, conventions, and symbols used in ICD-9-CM.
- List the basic process of assigning ICD-9-CM codes.
- Describe the meaning of coding to the highest level of specificity.
- Identify common medical resources used to assist in the assignment of accurate ICD-9-CM codes.
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