Identify the Characteristics That Are Consistent with the ICD-10 Coding

Identify the characteristics that are consistent with the ICD-10 coding system.

A) Contains 3 to 5 characters; uses 2 to 5 numeric digits; identifies laterality of affected side.
B) Contains 2 to 5 numeric digits; supports health exchange with other countries; digit 1 may be alpha or numeric.
C) Contains 4 to 7 alphanumeric digits; is not flexible to accommodate new codes; has approximately 87,000 diagnostic codes.
D) Contains 3 to 7 characters; digits 4 to 7 are alphanumeric; differentiates between the traumatic and nontraumatic injury; distinguishes dominant versus nondominant side.