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Know the True Meaning of ‘With’ in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index

Published on Thu Jul 23, 2026

Question: I work for a cardiology office and reviewed a progress note for a patient with hypertension and heart disease. The cardiologist lists both conditions in the assessment but does not explicitly say the heart disease is “due to” or “caused by” the hypertension. When I checked the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index to find the appropriate codes, I saw an entry [...]
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