Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Always code intentional when intentional harm is suspected.
2. ICD-10-CM uses an indented format for ease in reference.
3. An External cause code would be used to report that a healthy person has become an organ
donor.
4. External cause codes are used to provide data for injury research and evaluation of injury-
prevention strategies.
5. When coding neoplasms, the sixth digit of a morphology code indicates the behavior of the
neoplasm.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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