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1. identify the main ? in the diagnostic statement
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list two of the four cooperating parties that agree on coding principles | am hospital ssociation aha am health info managment assoc ahima |
fill in the missing words in the step to accurate coding 1. identify the main ? in the diagnostic statement | terms |
2. locate the main terms in the alpha index vol ? | 2 |
3.review any ? under the main term in the indes | subterms |
4. follow any ? -? instruction such as see also | cross - reference |
5. verify the codes selected from the index (VOL ? ) IN THE TABULAR LIST (vol ? ) referred to in this tet as the tabular | vol 2, vol 1 |
refer to any instructional notations in the ? | tabular |
assign codes to the highest level of ? for ex if a fourth digit is available you cannot assign only 3 etc | specificity |
code the diagnosis until all ? are completely id | elements |
a combination code is a single code used to classify what | two diagnoses a diagnosis with an associated manifestation a diagnosis with an associated complication |
additional signs and synmptoms that may not routinely be associated with the disease process being reported should be coded when present | t/f |
in the outpt setting an impending condition shold be coded as if it acturallly exists | t/r |
when separate codes exist to identify acute and chronic conditions the chronic code is sequenced first | false |
it is acceptable to use ony the alph index to assign icd9 codes | false |
when sequencing codes for residuals and late effects the residual is sequenced first followid by a late effect code | true |
a code is invalid if it has not been coded to the full number of digits available for that code | true |
the official guidlelines for coding adn reportins are updated annually | |
list two common symptoms associated with kidney stones | |
list two common symptoms associated with pneumonia |