Which punctuation is used in the ICD-10-CM index and tabular list to enclose nonessential modifiers, which are supplementary words that may be present in or absent from the physician's statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the code number to which it is assigned?
A) braces
B) colons
C) parentheses
D) slanted brackets

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Parentheses are used in the ICD-10-CM index and tabular list to enclose nonessential modifiers, indicating that these words do not affect the code assignment.

Which Punctuation Is Used in the ICD-10-CM Index and Tabular