All of the following are true of supplementary terms in an ICD-9-CM entry EXCEPT that they:

A. are essential to the selection of the correct code.
B. aid the coder in finding the correct term.
C. can be in parentheses.
D. can be in brackets.


Answer: are essential to the selection of the correct code.

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