HIT 205- ICD Coding II with lab Final review Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Coding Correct Answer transformation of verbal descriptions into numbers provided in a classification system Alphabetic Index to Diseases and Injuries Correct Answer an alphabetic listing of terms and their corresponding codes; has two parts: Index to Diseases and Injury (contains Neoplasm table, and a Table of Drugs and Chemicals), Index to external causes of injury Main Terms Correct Answer set in boldface type and represent diseases, conditions, nouns such as disease, disorder or syndrome, adjectives such as double, kink or large External Cause codes capture: Correct Answer the cause of the injury or health condition, the intent of the event, the place where the event occurred, the activity of the patient at the time of the event, and the patient's status. External Cause codes cannot be assigned as: Correct Answer first listed, principal, or only listed diagnosis codes True or false: the use of external cause codes is mandatory for physicians and healthcare facilities Correct Answer false Y92 Correct Answer Place of occurrence external cause codes Y93 Correct Answer Activity codes Y99 Correct Answer External cause codes Place of occurrence guideline states: Correct Answer The following category is for use, when relevant, to identify the place of occurrence of the external cause. Use in conjunction with an activity code. Generally, the place of occurrence should be recorded ONLY at the initial encounter for treatment. However, in the rare instance that a new injury occurs during hospitalization, an additional place of occurrence code may be assigned Activity code guideline states: Correct Answer Category Y93 is provided for use to indicate the activity of the person seeking healthcare for an injury or health condition, such as a heart attack while shoveling snow, which resulted from, or was contributed to, by the activity. -to be recorded only ONCE during the initial encounter External cause status code guideline states: Correct Answer "A single code from category Y99 should be used in conjunction with the external cause code(s)