D521-Introduction to Medical Coding Questions with Correct Answers

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Questions with Correct Answers
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Diagnosis- CORRECTANSWER-identificationofadiseasebyalicensedprovider
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Morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER -Referstoillhealthin an individualand thelevelsof illhealth ina
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population or group.
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Mortality-CORRECT ANSWER -thestate ofbeingsubjectto death
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Comorbidity-CORRECTANSWER-asecondarycondition thatispresentonadmission and causes
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an increase in length of stay (LOS)
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Complication-CORRECTANSWER-asecondaryconditionthatarisesduringhospitalizationand causes
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an increase in length of stay (LOS)
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Principaldiagnosis-CORRECTANSWER-thatconditionestablishedafterstudy,whichisfoundto be
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primarily responsible for admission of the patient to the hospital
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Whatisa characteristicofICD-6?- CORRECTANSWER -ThefirstversionofICD usedforboth death
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classification and disease indexing
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WhatwasthefirstICDrevisionforwhichanalternatewasmadeduetodisagreements? -
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CORRECTANSWER-TheUnitedStatesdevelopeditsownversionofICD-8basedon disagreements
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over the circulatory section.
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WhichcharacteristicofICD-10-PCSrepresentsadifferencefromICD-9-CM?-CORRECTANSWER
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-Nodiagnosticinformationisincluded.
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, AmericanHealthInformationManagementAssociation(AHIMA)-CORRECTANSWER-a professional
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organization for health information management (HIM) professionals
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AmericanHospitalAssociation(AHA) -CORRECTANSWER-Nonprofitgrouporallianceof
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memberhospitalsandhealthcareorganizationsthatpromotetheinterestsofhospitals.Itisan
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advocacy group for health care organizations, particularly hospitals
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World Health Organization (WHO) - CORRECT ANSWER -A group within the United Nations
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responsibleforhumanhealth,includingcombatingthespreadofinfectiousdiseasesandhealth issues
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related to natural disasters.
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HistoryofPresentIllness(HPI)-CORRECTANSWER-eightcategoriesthatconstitutea chronological
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description of an illness.
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HistoryofPresentIllness(HPI)eightcategories -CORRECTANSWER -Howlonghaveyouhadthe sore
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throat? (duration)
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Whatpartof your throathurts?(location)
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Isthepain continuous?Doesitbecomebetterorworse?(timing)
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Howdoesitcomparetoothersore throatsyou havehad?(severity)
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Doyoualsohaveothersymptoms?(associatedsignsandsymptoms)
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Whatareyoudoing when ithurts? (context)
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