CPC Ch. 3 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Acute | A condition with a rapid and short course |
Anatomical | Body site |
And | meaning "and" or "or" |
BMI | body Mass Index |
Chronic | A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long time |
Code First | Note in the tabular list written in italic requiring the underlying disease if reported first. |
Colon: | Used in Volume 1 after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the modifiers that follow to make it assignable to a given category. |
Combination Code | Single code used to classify two diagnoses. |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
E Codes | codes reported to identify how an injury occurred and the location . E codes are never sequence first |
Etiology | Cause of disease |
Eponym | Disease or syndrome named after a person |
Essential Modifiers | sub-terms that are listed below the main term in alphabetical order. |
Index to diseases | Diagnosis codes organized in an Alphabetic index |
Late Effect | a residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed |
NEC | not elsewhere classified-"Other", "Other Specified" 4th 8 5th 9 |
NOS | Not otherwise specified-"unspecified" 4th-9 5th-0 |
Nonessential Modifiers | Sub-terms that follow the main term and are enclosed in parentheses; they can clarify the diagnosis but not required. |
Parentheses() | Symbol to enclosed supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure. |
Rubrics | Three Digit Categories |
See also | Note in the Alphabetic Index that indicates additional inf is available that may provide additional diag. code. |
See | Note in the alphabetic Index that directs you to a more specific term under which the correct code can be found |
Septicemia | A systemic disease associated with the microorganisms or toxins in the blood. Caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc. |
Severe Sepsis | Sepsis with associated acute organ dysfunction. |
[slanted brackets] | symbol to indicate multiple codes are required |
Tabular List | Diagnosis codes organized in numerical order |
Unspecified | Codes(usually 4th digit 9 or 5th digit0) are used when the info. in the medical record is not available for coding more specifically |
Use Additional Code | Note in the tabular list instructs you to report a second code, if the inf. is available, to provide a more complete picture of the diag. |
V Codes | Codes used to describe circumstances or conditions that could influence patient care. |
Volume 1 | Referred to as the Tabular List |
Volume 2 | Referred to as the Alphabetic Index or Index to Disease |
Volume 3 | Referred to as the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of Procedure; used by inpatient coders. |
With | "associated with" or "due to" in a code title in the Alphabetic Index or an instructional note in the tabular list. |
WHO | World Health Organization. Organization uses to track morbidity and Mortality. |
DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition. |
Appendix A | Morphology of Neoplasms |
Appendix B | Deleted effective October 1, 2004. Replaced by the DSM-4. |
Appendix C | Classification of Drugs by American Hospital Formulary Service List Numbers. |
Appendix D | Classification of Industrial Accidnts. |
Appendix E | List of Three-Digit Categories. |
NCHS | National Centers for Health Statistics. After 1977, along with CMS they track and update ICD-9-CM guidelines |
London Bills of Mortality | 17th Century, to collect information on the most frequent causes of death. |
Manifestation | Shows up for some other underlying disease. |
AHFS | American Hospital Formulary Service List |
Sepsis | Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection. |
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