Supplementary words located in parentheses after a main term on the ICD Index to Diseases are nonessential modifiers that may be present in or absent from the physician's statement w/out affecting the code number to which it is assigned.

Supplementary words located in parentheses after a main term on the ICD Index to Diseases are nonessential modifiers that may be present in or absent from the physician's statement w/out affecting the code number to which it is assigned.



Answer: True

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