HIT 141 Final Complete Solutions 2024/2025 | Already Passed

To code the diagnostic phrase "closed fracture of shaft of femur due to fall from ladder," the coder would first reference the term: 1. Femur 2, Fracture 3. Closed 4. Fall - Fracture Which one of the following statements is false? 1. Ill-defined conditions should never be coded if a more definitive diagnosis is made. 2. Signs and symptoms are coded whenever they are recorded in the medical record. 3. Until a specific diagnosis is made, signs and symptoms can be coded. 4. If a definitive diagnosis is not established, then a code for a sign or symptom should be reported. - 2. Signs and symptoms are coded whenever they are recorded in the medical record. Which punctuation is used to identify manifestation codes in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases? 1. colon 2. parentheses 3, square brackets 4. bolded letters - 3, square brackets