ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes contain 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 characters, and disease codes with three characters are included in ICD-10-CM as the heading of a __________ of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh characters to provide greater specificity

What does the patient require when involved in an MVC and the auto is on fire?

A) An action known as emergency rescue B) Specialized rescue and recovery teams C) No EMS contact until the scene is safe D) Covering with a fire-retardant blanket

With implementation of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding systems, ICD-9-CM became a __________

a. general equivalence mapping b. legacy coding system c. partial code freeze d. prospective payment system