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chapter 18 multiple choice medical billing and coding

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To find the ICD-10 code for anesthesia for surgery to correct a benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), you will look in which series?
N00-N99
Which of these is used only in the hospital inpatient setting?
ICD-10-PCS
An easy way to remember when an E code is required is ____.
if the diagnosis makes you ask "How did that happen?"
A code in which two diagnoses are included in one code is known as a(n) ____.
combination code
A condition that is of sudden onset or that suddenly becomes much worse is considered a(n) ____.
acute condition
A condition that is long-standing is considered a(n) ____.
chronic condition
Denise is being seen today because of blurry vision and pain in both eyes. The physician documents that diabetes has damaged the blood vessels in Denise's eyes, resulting in diabetic retinopathy. How will this diagnosis be coded
The diabetes is coded first, followed by the retinopathy
Diagnosis-related groups, or DRGs, are based on all of the following except ____.
length of hospital stay
The "extra" codes in ICD-9 that tell the third-party payer how an illness or injury came about are known as ____.
E codes
In ICD-9, the common term for the Supplementary Classification of Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services is ____.
V codes
In ICD-9, with which of the following code ranges can E codes be used
001-V84.4
How many E codes can be used with a single diagnosis code
As many as necessary
Which of the following statements is not true about E codes?
E codes are always the primary or first diagnosis listed.
The purpose of the appendixes of the ICD-9 manual is to ____.
provide helpful research and technical information
Because the codes found in Appendix A of ICD-9 always begin with the same letter, they are often referred to as ____.
M codes
Which appendix in ICD-9 contains the Classification of Drugs by the American Hospital Formulary Service Number and the ICD-9 Equivalent
Appendix C
Which appendix in ICD-9 contained the Mental Disorders glossary until it was deleted in 2004
Appendix B
Which appendix in ICD-9 contains a list of the 3-digit categories for occupational hazards divided into subcategories
Appendix E
About how many codes does the ICD-10-CM contain
68,000
How many characters are present in ICD-10 codes
3 to 7
What character is used as a placeholder for a nonexistent digit in ICD-10 when a 6th or 7th digit is required for code specificity
x
Which of the following is the first step for coding in ICD-10
Locate the term in the Alphabetic Index
Which ICD-10 convention describes a condition that is not part of the condition represented by the code, but if the patient actually has both conditions, both may be coded
Excludes2
Which of the following statements is not correct about coding HIV positivity
Requesting a confirmatory serology or culture for HIV is sufficient to code HIV positivity
To begin the process of assigning a proper code for a neoplasm in ICD-10, you first consult ____.
...the Table of Neoplasms
In ICD-10, which has combination codes that include the type of diabetes, what should you code if the type of diabetes is not documented in the medical record and the physician cannot be queried
Use the code for type 2 diabetes mellitus
In ICD-10, which chapter contains codes to identify who, what, when, and where an accident or injury occurred
External causes of morbidity
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