ISOM Quiz Exam 1 | Accurate Questions and Answers
| Latest 2026/ 2027 Update |Grade A (100% Correct)
What does the acronym MEAT stand for?
M-Monitor
E-Evaluate
A-Assess
T-Treatment
In order to code a chronic condition, what must the provider document?
MEAT
True or False: You can assume a condition (like bronchitis) is chronic.
False. It must be documented as chronic.
As a coder, are you allowed to link diagnoses to medications by yourself?
No.
True or false: "History of" diagnoses are assumed to still be present.
False. You cannot code a "history of" diagnosis as current unless it is stated as still present.
Unless they contain MEAT, what sources of the medical record do we not usually code from?
-Past Medical History (PMH)
, ISOM Quiz Exam 1 | Accurate Questions and Answers
| Latest 2026/ 2027 Update |Grade A (100% Correct)
-Problem List
-Current Diagnoses List
What chronic conditions do not require MEAT to code as current conditions?
-Old MI
-Amputation Status
-HIV/AIDS
-Major Organ Transplant Status
True or False: When a provider in an outpatient setting documents a condition as "suspected" or
"rule out," it can be coded.
False. It "suspected" or "rule out" cannot be coded in the inpatient setting.
When a provider writes her own diagnosis codes in the medical record, the coder can use those
codes?
False.
Before you start coding from a chart, what must you always check?
The year.
What must be clearly listed on each page of a chart?
| Latest 2026/ 2027 Update |Grade A (100% Correct)
What does the acronym MEAT stand for?
M-Monitor
E-Evaluate
A-Assess
T-Treatment
In order to code a chronic condition, what must the provider document?
MEAT
True or False: You can assume a condition (like bronchitis) is chronic.
False. It must be documented as chronic.
As a coder, are you allowed to link diagnoses to medications by yourself?
No.
True or false: "History of" diagnoses are assumed to still be present.
False. You cannot code a "history of" diagnosis as current unless it is stated as still present.
Unless they contain MEAT, what sources of the medical record do we not usually code from?
-Past Medical History (PMH)
, ISOM Quiz Exam 1 | Accurate Questions and Answers
| Latest 2026/ 2027 Update |Grade A (100% Correct)
-Problem List
-Current Diagnoses List
What chronic conditions do not require MEAT to code as current conditions?
-Old MI
-Amputation Status
-HIV/AIDS
-Major Organ Transplant Status
True or False: When a provider in an outpatient setting documents a condition as "suspected" or
"rule out," it can be coded.
False. It "suspected" or "rule out" cannot be coded in the inpatient setting.
When a provider writes her own diagnosis codes in the medical record, the coder can use those
codes?
False.
Before you start coding from a chart, what must you always check?
The year.
What must be clearly listed on each page of a chart?