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ICD-9-CM had __________ codes, and ICD-10-CM has __________ codes - Answer: 14,000 and 69,000
ICD-9-CM codes had __________ characters, and ICD-10-CM codes have ________ characters - Answer:
3-5 and 3-7
The first character of an ICD-9-CM code was ___________ and the first character of an ICD-10-CM code
is __________ - Answer: Either alpha or numeric and always alpha
In ICD-9-CM codes, characters 2-5 are always __________ - Answer: Numeric
In ICD-10-CM codes, the ___________ character is always numeric, and characters __________ can be
either alpha or numeric. - Answer: 2nd and 3-7
ICD-9-CM codes __________ address laterality, and ICD-10-CM codes ___________ address laterality. -
Answer: did not and have separate codes to address
ICD-9-CM _____________ address initial versus subsequent encounters, and ICD-10-CM ____________
address initial versus subsequet encounters - Answer: did not and in some chapters has separate codes
to
ICD-9-CM had __________ combination codes for commonly associated conditions, and ICD-10-CM has
___________ combination codes for commonly associated conditions. - Answer: limited and many
ICD-9-CM had injuries grouped by __________, and ICD-10-CM has injuries grouped by __________. -
Answer: type of injury and anatomic site
, ICD-9-CM had ___________ additional clinical concepts represented, and ICD-10-CM has __________
additional clinical concepts represented likr underdosing, blood alcohol level, etc - Answer: some and
many
ICD-10-PCS codes must always have __________ characters - Answer: 7
ICD-9-PCS has __________ codes, and ICD-10-PCS has ____________ codes. - Answer: 4,000 and 72,000
ICD-9-PCS codes had_________, and ICD-10-PCS codes have __________. - Answer: 4 digits and 7
alphanumeric characters (excluding I and O)
ICD-9-PCS codes had a decimal after the __________ digit, and ICD-10-PCS codes have ____________. -
Answer: second and no decimals
ICD-9-PCS __________ diagnostic concepts, and ICD-10-PCS ____________ diagnostic concepts
(descriptive of body system, body part, root operation, approach, device, and additional qualifying
factors). - Answer: contained and does not contain
ICD-9-PCS _____________ eponymic terms, and ICD-10-PCS __________ eponymic terms. - Answer:
used and does not use
ICD-9-PCS process involved __________, and ICD-10-PCS process involves __________. - Answer: finding
codes in the index and varifying in tabular list and finding codes directly from body system/root
operation tables (each row defines valid combinations of code values
What terms are included in the History of Present Illness? - Answer: Chief complaint, location, quality,
severity, duration, timing, context, modifying factors, associated signs/symptoms
What is included in a complete diagnostic statement? - Answer: Site, etiology (laterality)
What are some ways that diagnosis coding can go wrong? - Answer: Illogical physician diagnostic
documentation, lack of physician documentation, transcription errors, content of medical record does
not support diagnosis documented, lack of specificity
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ICD-9-CM had __________ codes, and ICD-10-CM has __________ codes - Answer: 14,000 and 69,000
ICD-9-CM codes had __________ characters, and ICD-10-CM codes have ________ characters - Answer:
3-5 and 3-7
The first character of an ICD-9-CM code was ___________ and the first character of an ICD-10-CM code
is __________ - Answer: Either alpha or numeric and always alpha
In ICD-9-CM codes, characters 2-5 are always __________ - Answer: Numeric
In ICD-10-CM codes, the ___________ character is always numeric, and characters __________ can be
either alpha or numeric. - Answer: 2nd and 3-7
ICD-9-CM codes __________ address laterality, and ICD-10-CM codes ___________ address laterality. -
Answer: did not and have separate codes to address
ICD-9-CM _____________ address initial versus subsequent encounters, and ICD-10-CM ____________
address initial versus subsequet encounters - Answer: did not and in some chapters has separate codes
to
ICD-9-CM had __________ combination codes for commonly associated conditions, and ICD-10-CM has
___________ combination codes for commonly associated conditions. - Answer: limited and many
ICD-9-CM had injuries grouped by __________, and ICD-10-CM has injuries grouped by __________. -
Answer: type of injury and anatomic site
, ICD-9-CM had ___________ additional clinical concepts represented, and ICD-10-CM has __________
additional clinical concepts represented likr underdosing, blood alcohol level, etc - Answer: some and
many
ICD-10-PCS codes must always have __________ characters - Answer: 7
ICD-9-PCS has __________ codes, and ICD-10-PCS has ____________ codes. - Answer: 4,000 and 72,000
ICD-9-PCS codes had_________, and ICD-10-PCS codes have __________. - Answer: 4 digits and 7
alphanumeric characters (excluding I and O)
ICD-9-PCS codes had a decimal after the __________ digit, and ICD-10-PCS codes have ____________. -
Answer: second and no decimals
ICD-9-PCS __________ diagnostic concepts, and ICD-10-PCS ____________ diagnostic concepts
(descriptive of body system, body part, root operation, approach, device, and additional qualifying
factors). - Answer: contained and does not contain
ICD-9-PCS _____________ eponymic terms, and ICD-10-PCS __________ eponymic terms. - Answer:
used and does not use
ICD-9-PCS process involved __________, and ICD-10-PCS process involves __________. - Answer: finding
codes in the index and varifying in tabular list and finding codes directly from body system/root
operation tables (each row defines valid combinations of code values
What terms are included in the History of Present Illness? - Answer: Chief complaint, location, quality,
severity, duration, timing, context, modifying factors, associated signs/symptoms
What is included in a complete diagnostic statement? - Answer: Site, etiology (laterality)
What are some ways that diagnosis coding can go wrong? - Answer: Illogical physician diagnostic
documentation, lack of physician documentation, transcription errors, content of medical record does
not support diagnosis documented, lack of specificity
