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1. The first step in the assignment of the correct code medical term
is to look up the _____ that describes the patient's
condition based on the diagnostic statement.
2. Which abbreviation indicates that the code to be locat- NOS
ed in the Tabular List should be used when a condition
is not completely described in the medical record?
3. When a(n) _____ is listed in the Alphabetic Index, it Common term
is often cross-referenced with the accepted medical
term.
4. Which word or phrase heads inclusion notes? Includes
5. Sequelae are conditions that remain after a patient's ended
acute illness or injury has _____.
6. _____ means "not included here," but a patient could Excludes 2
have both conditions at the same time.
Excludes 1
7. What is the second step in outpatient diagnosis cod- Abstract the medical condi-
ing? tions from the visit docu-
mentation.
8. ICD-10-CM is used to code and classify _____ from pa- morbidity data
tient medical records, physician offices, and surveys
conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS).
9. The American Association of Professional Coders Translator
(AAPC) website offers what kind of tool to differentiate
between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes?
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10. The major advantages that ICD-10-CM provides are categories
many more _____ for disease and other health-related
conditions and much greater flexibility for adding new
codes in the future.
11. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejected
rules state that a Medicare claim will be _____ when
the most specific code available is not used.
12. Which of these help to point to the correct term but nonessential modifiers
do not have to appear in the physician's diagnostic
statement for the coder to correctly select the code?
13. ICD-10-CM's first part also has three additional sec- ICD-10-CM Neoplasm
tions that provide resources for researching correct Table
codes. Which of the following are those three sec- ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs
tions? and Chemicals
ICD-10-CM Index to Exter-
nal Causes
14. When a(n) _____ is listed in the Alphabetic Index, it common term
is often cross-referenced with the accepted medical
term.
15. Which index contains all the medical terms in the Tab- Alphabetic Index
ular List classifications and, for some conditions, also
lists common terms that are not found in the Tabular
List?
16. An eponym is a condition or procedure named for a A patient
person, such as which of the following? The physician who invented
it
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1. The first step in the assignment of the correct code medical term
is to look up the _____ that describes the patient's
condition based on the diagnostic statement.
2. Which abbreviation indicates that the code to be locat- NOS
ed in the Tabular List should be used when a condition
is not completely described in the medical record?
3. When a(n) _____ is listed in the Alphabetic Index, it Common term
is often cross-referenced with the accepted medical
term.
4. Which word or phrase heads inclusion notes? Includes
5. Sequelae are conditions that remain after a patient's ended
acute illness or injury has _____.
6. _____ means "not included here," but a patient could Excludes 2
have both conditions at the same time.
Excludes 1
7. What is the second step in outpatient diagnosis cod- Abstract the medical condi-
ing? tions from the visit docu-
mentation.
8. ICD-10-CM is used to code and classify _____ from pa- morbidity data
tient medical records, physician offices, and surveys
conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS).
9. The American Association of Professional Coders Translator
(AAPC) website offers what kind of tool to differentiate
between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM codes?
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10. The major advantages that ICD-10-CM provides are categories
many more _____ for disease and other health-related
conditions and much greater flexibility for adding new
codes in the future.
11. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejected
rules state that a Medicare claim will be _____ when
the most specific code available is not used.
12. Which of these help to point to the correct term but nonessential modifiers
do not have to appear in the physician's diagnostic
statement for the coder to correctly select the code?
13. ICD-10-CM's first part also has three additional sec- ICD-10-CM Neoplasm
tions that provide resources for researching correct Table
codes. Which of the following are those three sec- ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs
tions? and Chemicals
ICD-10-CM Index to Exter-
nal Causes
14. When a(n) _____ is listed in the Alphabetic Index, it common term
is often cross-referenced with the accepted medical
term.
15. Which index contains all the medical terms in the Tab- Alphabetic Index
ular List classifications and, for some conditions, also
lists common terms that are not found in the Tabular
List?
16. An eponym is a condition or procedure named for a A patient
person, such as which of the following? The physician who invented
it
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