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- Understand the content and source of ICD-9-CM "General Coding Guidelines."
- Describe how the correct coding process uses both the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List to assign codes.
- Apply the coding guidelines on the level of detail.
- Explain the coding of conditions that are an integral part of the disease process.
- Explain the coding of conditions that are not an integral part of the disease process.
- Differentiate coding guidelines for multiple codes and combination codes.
- Understand the guidelines for coding acute and chronic conditions.
- Explain the rules governing the coding of the late effects of previous diseases and conditions.
- Understand the coding implications of diagnostic terms stated as impending or threatened.
- Briefly discuss the content of the chapter-specific coding guidelines.
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