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Inclusion Terms: These are alternate ways a provider can document condition(s) or terms that will map to the same code. The definition can be found under number 11, pg. 10, of the rules governing code assignment can be found in the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, which reads:
Inclusion Terms are a “list of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of “other specified” codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.”
What are you coding today?
Inclusion Terms: These are alternate ways a provider can document condition(s) or terms that will map to the same code. The definition can be found under number 11, pg. 10, of the rules governing code assignment can be found in the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, which reads:
Inclusion Terms are a “list of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of “other specified” codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.”