The Alphabetic Index is organized by ____.
A) the part of the body involved
B) the symptoms displayed by the patient
C) codes found in the Tabular List
D) diagnosis or condition description
E) the severity of the disease or condition

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The Alphabetic Index in medical coding, such as in the ICD (International Classification of Diseases), is primarily organized by the diagnosis or condition description. This allows users to look up conditions based on descriptive terms or diagnoses to find the corresponding codes.

The Alphabetic Index Is Organized by ____