These Guidelines have been approved by the four organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for the ICD-10-CM: the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), CMS, and NCHS.
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The instructions and conventions of the classification take precedence over guidelines.
These Guidelines are a set of rules that have been developed to accompany and complement the Official conventions and instructions provided within the ICD-10-CM itself.
These Guidelines have been approved by the four organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for the ICD-10-CM: the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), CMS, and NCHS
