QUESTION: The tabular list of disease and
injuries is most commonly referred to as what?
ANSWER:
- The tabular list of disease and injuries is most commonly
referred to as an alphanumerical list of codes which is commonly
referred to as the tabular.
- Generally the tabular is divided into chapters which is based
on body system known as anatomical site and condition known as
etiology.
- When locating and assigning a code, it is very essential to use
both alphabetic index and tabular list.
- ICD-10-CM is the standard transaction code which is divided
into two parts one is The index and another is
The tabular list of disease and injuries.