When the agency is undisclosed or partially disclosed, however, both the agent and the principal are liable. Where the principal is not bound because the agent has no actual or apparent authority, the purported agent is liable to the third party for breach of the implied warranty of authority.
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups.
ICD-10 is the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases and replaced ICD-9 medical codes used to describe patient diagnoses and level of care in hospitals across the United States. All patients discharged after October 1, 2015 will be coded and billed using ICD-10.