medical coding Exam Questions and
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Coding is the assignment of codes to diagnoses, services, and procedures based on
- ANSWER-patient record documentation
Which is used to classify diagnoses in any health care setting? - ANSWER-ICD-10-
CM
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is published by the World
Health Organization (WHO) and is used to classify __________ data from death
certificates. - ANSWER-mortality
All health care settings use ICD-10-CM to report - ANSWER-diagnoses
Provider offices and outpatient health care settings use __________ to code
procedures and services. - ANSWER-CPT
Which federal government agencies serve on the ICD-10-CM/PCS Coordination
and Maintenance Committee? - ANSWER-CMS and NCHS
encounter - ANSWER-face to face contact between a patient and a health care
provider who assesses and treats the patient's condition
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, Chapters in ICD-10-CM classify diseases and injuries according to specific body
systems as well as - ANSWER-etiology
In ICD-10-CM, a code listed next to a main term in the ICD-10-CM index is
referred to as a(n) __________ code. - ANSWER-default
NEC - ANSWER-other and other specified and identifies codes that are to be
assigned when information needed to assign a more specific conde cannot be
located in the coding manual
NOS - ANSWER-unspecified and identifies codes that are to be assigned when
information needed to assign a more specific code cannot be obtained form the
provider
Parentheses are used in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and injury to -
ANSWER-enclose nonessential modifiers that may be present or absent from the
physician statement of a disease
Impending myocardial infarction (MI) is assigned ICD-10-CM code ___________
when the MI has not been confirmed as having occurred. - ANSWER-I20.0
The condition bilateral contusion of ovaries (initial encounter) is assigned ICD-10-
CM code(s) - ANSWER-S37.422A
What is the ICD-10-CM code for an adverse effect of AZT, initial encounter? -
ANSWER-T37.5X5A
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Coding is the assignment of codes to diagnoses, services, and procedures based on
- ANSWER-patient record documentation
Which is used to classify diagnoses in any health care setting? - ANSWER-ICD-10-
CM
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is published by the World
Health Organization (WHO) and is used to classify __________ data from death
certificates. - ANSWER-mortality
All health care settings use ICD-10-CM to report - ANSWER-diagnoses
Provider offices and outpatient health care settings use __________ to code
procedures and services. - ANSWER-CPT
Which federal government agencies serve on the ICD-10-CM/PCS Coordination
and Maintenance Committee? - ANSWER-CMS and NCHS
encounter - ANSWER-face to face contact between a patient and a health care
provider who assesses and treats the patient's condition
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, Chapters in ICD-10-CM classify diseases and injuries according to specific body
systems as well as - ANSWER-etiology
In ICD-10-CM, a code listed next to a main term in the ICD-10-CM index is
referred to as a(n) __________ code. - ANSWER-default
NEC - ANSWER-other and other specified and identifies codes that are to be
assigned when information needed to assign a more specific conde cannot be
located in the coding manual
NOS - ANSWER-unspecified and identifies codes that are to be assigned when
information needed to assign a more specific code cannot be obtained form the
provider
Parentheses are used in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and injury to -
ANSWER-enclose nonessential modifiers that may be present or absent from the
physician statement of a disease
Impending myocardial infarction (MI) is assigned ICD-10-CM code ___________
when the MI has not been confirmed as having occurred. - ANSWER-I20.0
The condition bilateral contusion of ovaries (initial encounter) is assigned ICD-10-
CM code(s) - ANSWER-S37.422A
What is the ICD-10-CM code for an adverse effect of AZT, initial encounter? -
ANSWER-T37.5X5A
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