3-2-1 Code It! 2024 Edition
12th Edition
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SOLUTION &
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ANSWER GUIDE
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Michelle A. Green
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Comprehensive Solution and Answer Guide
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for Instructors and Students
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© Michelle A. Green. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is
prohibited.
©MedConnoisseur
, Solution and Answer Guide: Green, 3-2-1 Code It! 2024, 9780357932209; Chapter 1: Overview of
Coding
Solution and Answer Guide
G REEN, 3-2-1 CODE I T! 2024, 9780357932209; C HAPTER 1: O VERVIEW OF CODING
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exercises ........................................................... 1
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Exercise 1.1: Career as a Coder .................................... 1
Exercise 1.2: Professional Associations ............................ 2
Exercise 1.3: Coding Systems and Processes ......................... 3
Exercise 1.4: Other Classification Systems and Databases ........... 5
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Exercise 1.5: Documentation as Basis for Coding .................... 7
Exercise 1.6: Health Data Collection .............................. 10
Review ............................................................. 11
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Multiple Choice .................................................. 11
EXERCISES
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EXERCISE 1.1: CAREER AS A CODER
1. A coder is required to have a working knowledge of the CPT, HCPCS Level
II, ICD-10-CM, and __________ coding systems.
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Answer: ICD-10-PCS
Analysis: A coder is required to have a working knowledge of the CPT,
HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS coding systems.
2. The complexity and intensity of procedures performed and services
provided during an outpatient or physician office encounter are
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captured as part of __________ coding.
Answer: professional
Analysis: The complexity and intensity of procedures performed and
services provided during an outpatient or physician office encounter
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are captured as part of professional coding.
3. The intensity of services and severity of illness associated with
inpatient care are captured as part of __________ (or facility) coding.
Answer: institutional
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accessible website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide: Green, 3-2-1 Code It! 2024, 9780357932209; Chapter 1: Overview of
Coding
Analysis: The intensity of services and severity of illness associated
with inpatient care are captured as part of institutional (or facility)
coding.
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4. When a multi-hospital system provides physician office services along
with traditional inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department
hospital care, the concept of __________ coding is adopted to
facilitate professional and institutional billing.
Answer: single-path
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Analysis: When a multi-hospital system provides physician office
services along with traditional inpatient, outpatient, and emergency
department hospital care, the concept of single-path coding is adopted
to facilitate professional and institutional billing.
5. A profession that is closely related to that of a coder is a health
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__________ specialist (or claims examiner) who reviews health-related
claims to determine whether the costs are reasonable and medically
necessary based on the patient’s diagnosis reported for procedures
performed and services provided.
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Answer: insurance
Analysis: A profession that is closely related to that of a coder is a
health insurance specialist (or claims examiner) who reviews health-
related claims to determine whether the costs are reasonable and
medically necessary based on the patient’s diagnosis reported for
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procedures performed and services provided.
EXERCISE 1.2: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1. Students who become members of __________ association(s) usually pay a
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reduced membership fee and receive most of the same benefits as active
members.
Answer: professional
Analysis: Students who become members of professional association(s)
usually pay a reduced membership fee and receive most of the same
benefits as active members.
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2. Attending professional association conferences and meetings provides
opportunities to __________ (or interact) with other professionals,
which can facilitate being placed for internship or job placement.
Answer: network
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Analysis: Attending professional association conferences and meetings
provides opportunities to network (or interact) with other
professionals, which can facilitate being placed for internship or job
placement.
3. A medical assistant usually joins the American Medical Technologists
(AMT) or the __________.
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accessible website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide: Green, 3-2-1 Code It! 2024, 9780357932209; Chapter 1: Overview of
Coding
Answer: American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
Analysis: A medical assistant usually joins the American Medical
Technologists (AMT) or the American Association of Medical Assistants
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(AAMA).
4. An Internet-based discussion forum that covers a variety of
professional topics and issues is called an online discussion board or
__________.
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Answer: listserv
Analysis: An Internet-based discussion forum that covers a variety of
professional topics and issues is called an online discussion board or
listserv.
5. A coder usually joins either the American Health Information Management
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Association (AHIMA) or the __________.
Answer: AAPC
Analysis: A coder usually joins either the American Health Information
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Management Association (AHIMA) or the AAPC.
EXERCISE 1.3: CODING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
1. A medical nomenclature that is organized according to similar
conditions, diseases, procedures, and services, and contains codes for
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each is called a __________ (or classification) system.
Answer: coding
Analysis: A medical nomenclature that is organized according to similar
conditions, diseases, procedures, and services, and contains codes for
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each is called a coding (or classification) system.
2. All diseases, injuries, and reasons for an encounter, whether patients
are treated as inpatients or outpatients, are coded using the
__________ classification system.
Answer: ICD-10-CM
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Analysis: All diseases, injuries, and reasons for an encounter, whether
patients are treated as inpatients or outpatients, are coded using the
ICD-10-CM classification system.
3. Inpatient hospital procedures and services are coded using the
__________ classification system.
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Answer: ICD-10-PCS
Analysis: Inpatient hospital procedures and services are coded using
the ICD-10-PCS classification system.
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12th Edition
ST
UV
SOLUTION &
IA
ANSWER GUIDE
_A
Michelle A. Green
PP
RO
Comprehensive Solution and Answer Guide
VE
for Instructors and Students
D?
© Michelle A. Green. All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is
prohibited.
©MedConnoisseur
, Solution and Answer Guide: Green, 3-2-1 Code It! 2024, 9780357932209; Chapter 1: Overview of
Coding
Solution and Answer Guide
G REEN, 3-2-1 CODE I T! 2024, 9780357932209; C HAPTER 1: O VERVIEW OF CODING
ST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exercises ........................................................... 1
UV
Exercise 1.1: Career as a Coder .................................... 1
Exercise 1.2: Professional Associations ............................ 2
Exercise 1.3: Coding Systems and Processes ......................... 3
Exercise 1.4: Other Classification Systems and Databases ........... 5
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Exercise 1.5: Documentation as Basis for Coding .................... 7
Exercise 1.6: Health Data Collection .............................. 10
Review ............................................................. 11
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Multiple Choice .................................................. 11
EXERCISES
PP
EXERCISE 1.1: CAREER AS A CODER
1. A coder is required to have a working knowledge of the CPT, HCPCS Level
II, ICD-10-CM, and __________ coding systems.
RO
Answer: ICD-10-PCS
Analysis: A coder is required to have a working knowledge of the CPT,
HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS coding systems.
2. The complexity and intensity of procedures performed and services
provided during an outpatient or physician office encounter are
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captured as part of __________ coding.
Answer: professional
Analysis: The complexity and intensity of procedures performed and
services provided during an outpatient or physician office encounter
D?
are captured as part of professional coding.
3. The intensity of services and severity of illness associated with
inpatient care are captured as part of __________ (or facility) coding.
Answer: institutional
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accessible website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide: Green, 3-2-1 Code It! 2024, 9780357932209; Chapter 1: Overview of
Coding
Analysis: The intensity of services and severity of illness associated
with inpatient care are captured as part of institutional (or facility)
coding.
ST
4. When a multi-hospital system provides physician office services along
with traditional inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department
hospital care, the concept of __________ coding is adopted to
facilitate professional and institutional billing.
Answer: single-path
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Analysis: When a multi-hospital system provides physician office
services along with traditional inpatient, outpatient, and emergency
department hospital care, the concept of single-path coding is adopted
to facilitate professional and institutional billing.
5. A profession that is closely related to that of a coder is a health
IA
__________ specialist (or claims examiner) who reviews health-related
claims to determine whether the costs are reasonable and medically
necessary based on the patient’s diagnosis reported for procedures
performed and services provided.
_A
Answer: insurance
Analysis: A profession that is closely related to that of a coder is a
health insurance specialist (or claims examiner) who reviews health-
related claims to determine whether the costs are reasonable and
medically necessary based on the patient’s diagnosis reported for
PP
procedures performed and services provided.
EXERCISE 1.2: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1. Students who become members of __________ association(s) usually pay a
RO
reduced membership fee and receive most of the same benefits as active
members.
Answer: professional
Analysis: Students who become members of professional association(s)
usually pay a reduced membership fee and receive most of the same
benefits as active members.
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2. Attending professional association conferences and meetings provides
opportunities to __________ (or interact) with other professionals,
which can facilitate being placed for internship or job placement.
Answer: network
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Analysis: Attending professional association conferences and meetings
provides opportunities to network (or interact) with other
professionals, which can facilitate being placed for internship or job
placement.
3. A medical assistant usually joins the American Medical Technologists
(AMT) or the __________.
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accessible website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide: Green, 3-2-1 Code It! 2024, 9780357932209; Chapter 1: Overview of
Coding
Answer: American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
Analysis: A medical assistant usually joins the American Medical
Technologists (AMT) or the American Association of Medical Assistants
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(AAMA).
4. An Internet-based discussion forum that covers a variety of
professional topics and issues is called an online discussion board or
__________.
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Answer: listserv
Analysis: An Internet-based discussion forum that covers a variety of
professional topics and issues is called an online discussion board or
listserv.
5. A coder usually joins either the American Health Information Management
IA
Association (AHIMA) or the __________.
Answer: AAPC
Analysis: A coder usually joins either the American Health Information
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Management Association (AHIMA) or the AAPC.
EXERCISE 1.3: CODING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
1. A medical nomenclature that is organized according to similar
conditions, diseases, procedures, and services, and contains codes for
PP
each is called a __________ (or classification) system.
Answer: coding
Analysis: A medical nomenclature that is organized according to similar
conditions, diseases, procedures, and services, and contains codes for
RO
each is called a coding (or classification) system.
2. All diseases, injuries, and reasons for an encounter, whether patients
are treated as inpatients or outpatients, are coded using the
__________ classification system.
Answer: ICD-10-CM
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Analysis: All diseases, injuries, and reasons for an encounter, whether
patients are treated as inpatients or outpatients, are coded using the
ICD-10-CM classification system.
3. Inpatient hospital procedures and services are coded using the
__________ classification system.
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Answer: ICD-10-PCS
Analysis: Inpatient hospital procedures and services are coded using
the ICD-10-PCS classification system.
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