Question

multiple choice question

_______ notes are headed by the word excludes and indicate conditions that are not classifiable to the preceding code.

inclusive
inclusion
exclusion
excursion

Explanation:

Analyze the question stem

The question asks to identify the type of notes in medical coding (specifically ICD-10-CM) that are headed by the word "excludes" and indicate conditions that are not classifiable to the preceding code.

Evaluate the options

• Inclusive / Inclusion: These notes are typically headed by "Includes" and define or give examples of the content of the chapter, section, or category.
• Exclusion: These notes are headed by the word "excludes" (such as Excludes1 and Excludes2 in ICD-10-CM) and indicate that certain conditions are excluded from the code.
• Excursion: This is not a standard medical coding term for instructional notes.

Therefore, the correct term to fill in the blank is "Exclusion". This directly relates to ICD-10 Instructional Notes.

Answer:

• Inclusive
• Inclusion
• Exclusion (Correct answer)
• Excursion