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NEC and NOS
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.A.6
“When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified" code in the Tabular List.”
“This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.”
Where this applies
This is a general rule. It applies to code assignment everywhere, not to one code or group of codes.
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