click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chap 5 Dx Codes
Workbook Dx coding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the abbreviation NEC in the ICD-9-CM book mean? | not elsewhere classified |
| Using Volume 2 the main term or what is looked up rather than the anatomic part? | condition |
| E codes are a supplementary classification of coding for what rather than disease and of coding for what else? | external causes of injury and adverse reactions to medications |
| ICD-10-PCS was developed by 3M Health Information systems under contract with who? | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| The disease codes in ICD-10-CM have a maximum of how many digits? | seven |
| Combination code | when two diagnoses are classified with a single code number |
| True or False - It is permissible to use a zero as a filler character when listing a dx code number on a claim form | False |
| True or False - When a person who is not currently sick encounters health services for some specific purpose like vaccination, then a V code is used | True |
| True or False - Code conventions are rules or principles for determining a diagnostic code when using a diagnostic code book | True |
| True or False - Because there are annual ICD-0-CM code revisions, there is a 3-month grace period to implement these changes and revisions | False |
| True or False - An E code may never be sequenced as the primary diagnosis in the first position | True |