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billing ICD9 ch 9
ICD9 ch 9
Question | Answer |
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which volume in the ICD9 is structrued numericaly according to body systems and there are no language description | volume 1 |
regarding what exceptions there are for the ICD9 being organized differently so that the main term does not identify conditions | obstetrics conditions, complications of medical & surgical conditions, and late effects |
what problems are coded according to the site of injury | sprains,strains fractures and dislocations |
what erms indicate malignancy | CA, cancer, carcinoma, sarcoma |
which volume in the ICD9 are used for coding diagnosis & procedures performed in a a hospital | volume 3 |
what factors are needed to identifya neoplasm | the pathologic status of the growth-benign or malignant, the size of the growth, the cell type |
how often is the ICD9 updated | yearly |
the medical biller should always code to what digit | the higest digit possible |
which volume in the ICD9 is commonly used 1st | volume 2 |
what are the general guidelines to keep in mind when trying to locate the proper ICD9 code | always use both the index listing vol.2 & then vol.1 |
when a growth is identified as malignant, but is not further identified as primary secondary or CA in situ what would you assume it is | you assume it is primary |