Basics of Coding Review Questions and Answers Already Passed
A list of all possible codes for benign and malignant neoplasms, in alphabetic order by anatomical
location of the tumor. - Answers Neoplasm Table
The section of a code book showing all codes, from A to Z, by the short code descriptions. - Answers
Alphabetic Index
The section of the ICD-10-CM code book listing drugs, chemicals, and other biologicals that may poison a
patient or result in an adverse reaction. - Answers Table of Drugs and Chemicals
The section of the ICD-10-CM code book listing all of the codes in alphanumeric order. - Answers Tabular
List of Diseases and Injuries
The alphabetic listing of the multitude of external causes that might result in a patient's injury. - Answers
Index of External Causes
An event, outside the body, that causes injury, poisoning, or an adverse reaction. - Answers External
cause
An establishment that provides acute care services to individuals who stay overnight on the premises. -
Answers Inpatient Facility
Found to be true or define. - Answers Confirmed
An unexpected, bad result. - Answers Adverse Effect
Cause-and-effect relationship between an original condition, illness, or injury and an additional problem
caused by the existence of that original condition. - Answers Sequela (Late Effect)
A condition that affects the entire body an virtually all body systems, therefore requiring the physician
to consider this in his or her medical decision making for any other condition. - Answers Systemic
Condition
Health care services provided to individuals without an overnight stay in the facility. - Answers
Outpatient Services
The state of abnormality or dysfunction. - Answers Condition
A disease or condition named for a person. - Answers Eponym
An specific location within the anatomy (body) - Answers Anatomical Site
Specifics that are not described in any other code in the ICD-10-CM book. - Answers Not Elsewhere
Classifiable (NEC)
The absence of additional specifics in the physician's documentation. - Answers Unspecified
, Descriptions that are not absolutely necessary to have been included in the physician's notes and are
provided simply to further clarify a code description; optional terms. - Answers Nonessential Modifier
Long duration; continuing over a long period of time. - Answers Chronic
When the physician indicates that the patient's signs and symptoms may closely lead to two different
diagnoses. - Answers Differential Diagnosis
One disease that affects or encourages another condition. - Answers Underlaying Condition
An indication that more detailed information is not available from the physician's notes. - Answers Not
Otherwise Specified (NOS)
Additional information that the physician specified and isn't included in any other code description. -
Answers Other Specified
Severe; serious. - Answers Acute
The condition that is the primary, or main, reason for the encounter. - Answers Principal Diagnosis
A condition caused or developed form existence of another condition. - Answers Manifestation
A patient complains of dizziness. The physician states that she has hypertension. The coder should
assign a code for - Answers Hypertension
Alicia is diagnosed with acute myocarditis due to Streptococcus. The coder should assign which code? -
Answers I01.2
One disease that affects or encourages another condition is known as a: - Answers Underlying condition
Outpatient coders cannot assign a diagnosis code for a diagnosis documented as: - Answers Probable, to
be ruled out, suspected.
The rules for coding uncertain diagnoses for patients of an inpatient facility are different from those for
outpatients. You will find the guideline in which section? - Answers Section II.H
The coder _____ report(s) a code directly from the Alphabetic Index without checking it in the Tabular
List. - Answers Never
Matthew came to see Dr. Lindsay complaining of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Matthew is diagnosed
with influenza with gastrointestinal manifestations. The coder should assign code: - Answers J11.2
Matthew came to see Dr. Lindsay complaining of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Matthew is diagnosed
with influenza with gastrointestinal manifestations. The coder should assign code: - Answers Neoplasm
table
In the ICD-10-CM Tabular List turn to code G04.01. What notation do you find under this code? -
Answers Excludes1
A list of all possible codes for benign and malignant neoplasms, in alphabetic order by anatomical
location of the tumor. - Answers Neoplasm Table
The section of a code book showing all codes, from A to Z, by the short code descriptions. - Answers
Alphabetic Index
The section of the ICD-10-CM code book listing drugs, chemicals, and other biologicals that may poison a
patient or result in an adverse reaction. - Answers Table of Drugs and Chemicals
The section of the ICD-10-CM code book listing all of the codes in alphanumeric order. - Answers Tabular
List of Diseases and Injuries
The alphabetic listing of the multitude of external causes that might result in a patient's injury. - Answers
Index of External Causes
An event, outside the body, that causes injury, poisoning, or an adverse reaction. - Answers External
cause
An establishment that provides acute care services to individuals who stay overnight on the premises. -
Answers Inpatient Facility
Found to be true or define. - Answers Confirmed
An unexpected, bad result. - Answers Adverse Effect
Cause-and-effect relationship between an original condition, illness, or injury and an additional problem
caused by the existence of that original condition. - Answers Sequela (Late Effect)
A condition that affects the entire body an virtually all body systems, therefore requiring the physician
to consider this in his or her medical decision making for any other condition. - Answers Systemic
Condition
Health care services provided to individuals without an overnight stay in the facility. - Answers
Outpatient Services
The state of abnormality or dysfunction. - Answers Condition
A disease or condition named for a person. - Answers Eponym
An specific location within the anatomy (body) - Answers Anatomical Site
Specifics that are not described in any other code in the ICD-10-CM book. - Answers Not Elsewhere
Classifiable (NEC)
The absence of additional specifics in the physician's documentation. - Answers Unspecified
, Descriptions that are not absolutely necessary to have been included in the physician's notes and are
provided simply to further clarify a code description; optional terms. - Answers Nonessential Modifier
Long duration; continuing over a long period of time. - Answers Chronic
When the physician indicates that the patient's signs and symptoms may closely lead to two different
diagnoses. - Answers Differential Diagnosis
One disease that affects or encourages another condition. - Answers Underlaying Condition
An indication that more detailed information is not available from the physician's notes. - Answers Not
Otherwise Specified (NOS)
Additional information that the physician specified and isn't included in any other code description. -
Answers Other Specified
Severe; serious. - Answers Acute
The condition that is the primary, or main, reason for the encounter. - Answers Principal Diagnosis
A condition caused or developed form existence of another condition. - Answers Manifestation
A patient complains of dizziness. The physician states that she has hypertension. The coder should
assign a code for - Answers Hypertension
Alicia is diagnosed with acute myocarditis due to Streptococcus. The coder should assign which code? -
Answers I01.2
One disease that affects or encourages another condition is known as a: - Answers Underlying condition
Outpatient coders cannot assign a diagnosis code for a diagnosis documented as: - Answers Probable, to
be ruled out, suspected.
The rules for coding uncertain diagnoses for patients of an inpatient facility are different from those for
outpatients. You will find the guideline in which section? - Answers Section II.H
The coder _____ report(s) a code directly from the Alphabetic Index without checking it in the Tabular
List. - Answers Never
Matthew came to see Dr. Lindsay complaining of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Matthew is diagnosed
with influenza with gastrointestinal manifestations. The coder should assign code: - Answers J11.2
Matthew came to see Dr. Lindsay complaining of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Matthew is diagnosed
with influenza with gastrointestinal manifestations. The coder should assign code: - Answers Neoplasm
table
In the ICD-10-CM Tabular List turn to code G04.01. What notation do you find under this code? -
Answers Excludes1
