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In ICD-10-CM, what does the abbreviation NOS in the Alphabetic Index or Tabular List indicate?
a.The code requires an additional character to be complete
b.The documentation is unspecified, so an 'unspecified' code is assigned
c.The condition should never be coded as a primary diagnosis
d.Two separate codes must be combined into one
Explicación
NOS stands for 'not otherwise specified' and is equivalent to 'unspecified.' It is used when the medical record lacks the detail needed to assign a more specific code. Coders should query the provider when greater specificity is clinically documented but not captured.
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