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Med. Insurance Terms
Medical Insurance in a Flash Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of hypertension contains a minimum diastolic reading of 130 mm Hg? | Malignant |
| What type of malignant neoplasm is localized or encapsulated? | Ca in situ |
| What type of code is used by the hospital to report the type of neoplasm? | M code |
| What can poisoning codes be found? | Table of Drugs and Chemicals |
| This fracture has more than two fragments of bone that are broken off | Comminuted |
| This fracture runs along the length of the bone. | Linear |
| These are used to enclose synonyms, alternative terminology, or explanatory phrases | Brackets |
| This term is used to identify a code that is not otherwise specified | NOS |
| What is the name of the new diagnosis coding system starting in 2013? | ICD-10 |
| What type of diagnosis code is used to identify that the service was an examination, therapy, ancillary, or aftercare? | Service oriented |
| What type of diagnosis code is used to establish medical necessity? | E codes |
| What type of code is used to describe a residual condition produced after the acute phase of an illness? | Law effect code |
| What type of code is one that has not reported the required fourth or fifth digit? | Truncated diagnosis code |
| When coding both surgical and medical problems for the same patients, which diagnosis code is listed first, surgical or medical? | Surgical |
| How many diagnosis codes can be listed per claim? | Eight |
| What are the three columns on the Hypertension Table? | Malignant, benign, and unspecified |
| How is the neoplasm table arranged? | By anatomical site |
| What volume contains the most specific information about the disease or injury? | Volume 1 |
| What volume contains the Table of Drugs and Chemicals? | volume 2 |
| What typeface is used to indicate categories within the ICD-9-CM that cannot be reported as a primary diagnosis code? | Italicized type |