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Section G – Herbs and Natural Substances<br />

Section G contains the following subsections and headings (subsections are italicized):<br />

Oriental Herbs and Natural Substances, GAAAA-GAZZZ<br />

Oriental herbs and natural substances letter A - Z<br />

Western Herbs and Natural Substances, GBAAA-GBZZZ<br />

Western herbs and natural substances letter A - Z<br />

Miscellaneous Substances, GCAAA-GCCZZ<br />

Flower essences<br />

Nutraceuticals<br />

Essential oils<br />

Section G contains all Herb and Natural Substances codes within the <strong>ABC</strong> code set. Accurate coding remains the<br />

ultimate responsibility <strong>of</strong> the end-user. To ensure the use <strong>of</strong> only those <strong>ABC</strong> codes within the scope <strong>of</strong> practice <strong>of</strong> a given<br />

practitioner in the state where the remedy was provided and/or dispensed, consider signing up for and using<br />

www.ZipClaims.com.<br />

Each heading contains <strong>ABC</strong> codes ending in ZY or ZZ – Undefined narrative required. Use these <strong>ABC</strong> codes when a<br />

specific supply is not described by any other code and submit a Terminology and Code Request following the<br />

instructions on page 292, or at www.<strong>ABC</strong>codes.com.<br />

NOTE: Herbs and natural substances are grouped by the first letter <strong>of</strong> their scientific (Latin) name, listed in alphabetical order. Beginning on<br />

page 328, the index cross-references Latin, Chinese, English and other common names.<br />

<strong>2008</strong> <strong>ABC</strong> <strong>Coding</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> for Integrative Healthcare 163<br />

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