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To what do the notes under a 3 character code apply? - All codes within that category Which volume of the ICD-10 CM contains the tabular and alphabetic index of procedures? - ICD- 10 CM contains diagnoses only. Procedures are coded with ICD-10 PCS What is the standard terminology used to codes medical procedures and services - CPT What is the appropriate ICD-10 CM code for right cerebral contusion with 15 minute loss of consciousness, initial encounter - S06.311A A patient who had been treated 2 weeks previously for a miscarriage with sepsis is admitted now for spotting. The sepsis is resolved and she is afebrile. She is treated with aspiration dilation & curettage and products of conception are found. What is the principle diagnosis? - Miscarriage An 80 year old female is admitted with fever, lethargy. hypotension, tachycardia, oliguria, and elevated WBC. She has more than 100,000/cc of E.Coli in her urine. The attending physician documents "urosepsis". How should the coder code this case? - Query the physician is the patient has sepsis due to her symptomology A patient is seen in the ER for chest pain. The final diagnosis is listed as "Rule out chest pain versus GERD" What is the appropriate code? - R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified A skin lesion is removed from a patients cheek in the office. The physician documents "skin lesion" but before billing the pathology report returns with a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma. How should the coder proceed? - Code basal cell carcinoma A patient is admitted with abdominal pain. The principle diagnosis is cholecystitis. The patient has a history of hypertension and diabetes. Which condition would determine the MDC assignment in the DRG system? - Cholecysitis