D521-INTRODUCTION
TO MEDICAL CODING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Diagnosis - answer identification of a disease by a
licensed provider
Morbidity - answer Refers to ill health in an individual and
the levels of ill health in a population or group.
Mortality - answer the state of being subject to death
Comorbidity - answer a secondary condition that is
present on admission and causes an increase in length of
stay (LOS)
Complication - answer a secondary condition that arises
during hospitalization and causes an increase in length of
stay (LOS)
, Principal diagnosis - answer that condition established
after study, which is found to be primarily responsible for
admission of the patient to the hospital
What is a characteristic of ICD-6? - answer The first
version of ICD used for both death classification and
disease indexing
What was the first ICD revision for which an alternate was
made due to disagreements? - answer The United States
developed its own version of ICD-8 based on
disagreements over the circulatory section.
Which characteristic of ICD-10-PCS represents a
difference from ICD-9-CM? - answer No diagnostic
information is included.
American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA) - answer a professional organization for health
information management (HIM) professionals
American Hospital Association (AHA) - answer Non profit
group or alliance of member hospitals and health care
organizations that promote the interests of hospitals. It is
an advocacy group for health care organizations,
particularly hospitals
TO MEDICAL CODING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Diagnosis - answer identification of a disease by a
licensed provider
Morbidity - answer Refers to ill health in an individual and
the levels of ill health in a population or group.
Mortality - answer the state of being subject to death
Comorbidity - answer a secondary condition that is
present on admission and causes an increase in length of
stay (LOS)
Complication - answer a secondary condition that arises
during hospitalization and causes an increase in length of
stay (LOS)
, Principal diagnosis - answer that condition established
after study, which is found to be primarily responsible for
admission of the patient to the hospital
What is a characteristic of ICD-6? - answer The first
version of ICD used for both death classification and
disease indexing
What was the first ICD revision for which an alternate was
made due to disagreements? - answer The United States
developed its own version of ICD-8 based on
disagreements over the circulatory section.
Which characteristic of ICD-10-PCS represents a
difference from ICD-9-CM? - answer No diagnostic
information is included.
American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA) - answer a professional organization for health
information management (HIM) professionals
American Hospital Association (AHA) - answer Non profit
group or alliance of member hospitals and health care
organizations that promote the interests of hospitals. It is
an advocacy group for health care organizations,
particularly hospitals
