When you see a colon (:) in the ICD-10-CM book, it informs you that
A) you must go back to the Alphabetic Index for another word.
B) you have an incomplete term.
C) you can alter the description of the code.
D) you have a complete term.

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The colon in the ICD-10-CM book indicates that the term is incomplete and requires additional information or context to assign a specific code.

When You See a Colon (:) in the ICD-10-CM Book