D521-INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL
CODING EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Diagnosis y- ycorrect yanswers y-identification yof ya ydisease yby ya ylicensed yprovider
Morbidity y- ycorrect yanswers y-Refers yto yill yhealth yin yan yindividual yand ythe ylevels
yof yill yhealth yin ya ypopulation yor ygroup.
Mortality y- ycorrect yanswers y-the ystate yof ybeing ysubject yto ydeath
Comorbidity y- ycorrect yanswers y-a ysecondary ycondition ythat yis ypresent yon
yadmission yand ycauses yan yincrease yin ylength yof ystay y(LOS)
Complication y- ycorrect yanswers y-a ysecondary ycondition ythat yarises yduring
yhospitalization yand ycauses yan yincrease yin ylength yof ystay y(LOS)
, Principal ydiagnosis y- ycorrect yanswers y-that ycondition yestablished yafter ystudy,
ywhich yis yfound yto ybe yprimarily yresponsible yfor yadmission yof ythe ypatient yto ythe
yhospital
What yis ya ycharacteristic yof yICD-6? y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yfirst yversion yof yICD
yused yfor yboth ydeath yclassification yand ydisease yindexing
What ywas ythe yfirst yICD yrevision yfor ywhich yan yalternate ywas ymade ydue yto
ydisagreements? y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yUnited yStates ydeveloped yits yown yversion
yof yICD-8 ybased yon ydisagreements yover ythe ycirculatory ysection.
Which ycharacteristic yof yICD-10-PCS yrepresents ya ydifference yfrom yICD-9-CM? y-
ycorrect yanswers y-No ydiagnostic yinformation yis yincluded.
American yHealth yInformation yManagement yAssociation y(AHIMA) y- ycorrect yanswers
y-a yprofessional yorganization yfor yhealth yinformation ymanagement y(HIM)
yprofessionals
American yHospital yAssociation y(AHA) y- ycorrect yanswers y-Non yprofit ygroup yor
yalliance yof ymember yhospitals yand yhealth ycare yorganizations ythat ypromote ythe
yinterests yof yhospitals. yIt yis yan yadvocacy ygroup yfor yhealth ycare yorganizations,
yparticularly yhospitals
World yHealth yOrganization y(WHO) y- ycorrect yanswers y-A ygroup ywithin ythe yUnited
yNations yresponsible yfor yhuman yhealth, yincluding ycombating ythe yspread yof
yinfectious ydiseases yand yhealth yissues yrelated yto ynatural ydisasters.
History yof yPresent yIllness y(HPI) y- ycorrect yanswers y-eight ycategories ythat
yconstitute ya ychronological ydescription yof yan yillness.
History yof yPresent yIllness y(HPI) yeight ycategories y- ycorrect yanswers y-How ylong
yhave yyou yhad ythe ysore ythroat? y(duration) y
What ypart yof yyour ythroat yhurts? y(location) y
Is ythe ypain ycontinuous? yDoes yit ybecome ybetter yor yworse? y(timing) y
How ydoes yit ycompare yto yother ysore ythroats yyou yhave yhad? y(severity) y
Do yyou yalso yhave yother ysymptoms? y(associated ysigns yand ysymptoms) y
What yare yyou ydoing ywhen yit yhurts? y(context) y
How ywould yyou ydescribe ythe ypain? y(quality) y
What yhave yyou ydone yto yobtain yrelief? yDid yit ywork? y(modifying yfactors)
CODING EXAM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Diagnosis y- ycorrect yanswers y-identification yof ya ydisease yby ya ylicensed yprovider
Morbidity y- ycorrect yanswers y-Refers yto yill yhealth yin yan yindividual yand ythe ylevels
yof yill yhealth yin ya ypopulation yor ygroup.
Mortality y- ycorrect yanswers y-the ystate yof ybeing ysubject yto ydeath
Comorbidity y- ycorrect yanswers y-a ysecondary ycondition ythat yis ypresent yon
yadmission yand ycauses yan yincrease yin ylength yof ystay y(LOS)
Complication y- ycorrect yanswers y-a ysecondary ycondition ythat yarises yduring
yhospitalization yand ycauses yan yincrease yin ylength yof ystay y(LOS)
, Principal ydiagnosis y- ycorrect yanswers y-that ycondition yestablished yafter ystudy,
ywhich yis yfound yto ybe yprimarily yresponsible yfor yadmission yof ythe ypatient yto ythe
yhospital
What yis ya ycharacteristic yof yICD-6? y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yfirst yversion yof yICD
yused yfor yboth ydeath yclassification yand ydisease yindexing
What ywas ythe yfirst yICD yrevision yfor ywhich yan yalternate ywas ymade ydue yto
ydisagreements? y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yUnited yStates ydeveloped yits yown yversion
yof yICD-8 ybased yon ydisagreements yover ythe ycirculatory ysection.
Which ycharacteristic yof yICD-10-PCS yrepresents ya ydifference yfrom yICD-9-CM? y-
ycorrect yanswers y-No ydiagnostic yinformation yis yincluded.
American yHealth yInformation yManagement yAssociation y(AHIMA) y- ycorrect yanswers
y-a yprofessional yorganization yfor yhealth yinformation ymanagement y(HIM)
yprofessionals
American yHospital yAssociation y(AHA) y- ycorrect yanswers y-Non yprofit ygroup yor
yalliance yof ymember yhospitals yand yhealth ycare yorganizations ythat ypromote ythe
yinterests yof yhospitals. yIt yis yan yadvocacy ygroup yfor yhealth ycare yorganizations,
yparticularly yhospitals
World yHealth yOrganization y(WHO) y- ycorrect yanswers y-A ygroup ywithin ythe yUnited
yNations yresponsible yfor yhuman yhealth, yincluding ycombating ythe yspread yof
yinfectious ydiseases yand yhealth yissues yrelated yto ynatural ydisasters.
History yof yPresent yIllness y(HPI) y- ycorrect yanswers y-eight ycategories ythat
yconstitute ya ychronological ydescription yof yan yillness.
History yof yPresent yIllness y(HPI) yeight ycategories y- ycorrect yanswers y-How ylong
yhave yyou yhad ythe ysore ythroat? y(duration) y
What ypart yof yyour ythroat yhurts? y(location) y
Is ythe ypain ycontinuous? yDoes yit ybecome ybetter yor yworse? y(timing) y
How ydoes yit ycompare yto yother ysore ythroats yyou yhave yhad? y(severity) y
Do yyou yalso yhave yother ysymptoms? y(associated ysigns yand ysymptoms) y
What yare yyou ydoing ywhen yit yhurts? y(context) y
How ywould yyou ydescribe ythe ypain? y(quality) y
What yhave yyou ydone yto yobtain yrelief? yDid yit ywork? y(modifying yfactors)
