How should a coder use Volumes 1 and 2 of the ICD-9-CM book?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The coder should use the alphabetic index (Volume 2) first to find the main term and code. After a code is found, the tabular list (Volume 1) should be used to confirm and find the most specific code.
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