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What are DRG's (Diagnosis-related groups) ? Correct Answer -
A unit of classification adopted by the federal government-CMS.
Diseases are placed into groups that consume similar resources

What is the purpose of medical coding Correct Answer -
Method of indexing hospital diagnoses and procedures in order to
assess the healthcare status and needs of individuals.

What is ICD-10-CM? Correct Answer - International
Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification

What is ICD-10-PCS? Correct Answer - - Procedure code set
used to report hospital inpatient procedures only

ICD-10-PCS codes contain _______ characters. Correct Answer -
seven

ICD-10-CM codes contain _______ to _______ characters. Correct
Answer - three to seven

Makeup of an ICD-10-PCS code Med/Surg Correct Answer -
Section, Body Part, Root Operation, Approach, Device, Qualifier

Example ICD-10-PCS code Correct Answer - 02HL3JZ

What is a qualifier in ICD-10-PCS code? Correct Answer -
Defines additional attribute of the procedure performed, if
applicable

Qualifiers can be Correct Answer - X-Diagnostic Z-no qualifier

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