Medical billing and coding are important<span> facets to the health care industry. ... </span>Proper<span> medical coding is </span>important<span> on many levels, from ensuring accurate ... These </span>codes have<span> been around since 1893, but the version </span>used<span> in the ... and </span>ICD<span>-11-DM in 2015, and </span>will<span> include a larger and extended </span>code<span> set for better description</span>
It's the same reasoning as why insurance gives better deals to people of greater age.. They are seen to have more experience and be more "mature " to drive safer if you have more years driving your insurance goes down.. same concept
1. the improper functioning of the body brought about by heredity, infection, diet, or the environment
disease
2. cannot be spread through contact or any mechanism of transmission
non - infectious disease
3. caused by the spread of harmful microorganisms
infectious disease
4. caused by the multiplication of a small infectious agent which invades a host cell and then destroys it
viral infection
5. caused by the reproduction of a small infectious agent which produces poisons that destroy cells
bacterial infection
6. caused by the multiplication of fungal organisms on or in the body
fungal infection
7. caused by microscopic parasites
protozoan infection
