Medical Coding Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
ACUTE | Refers to the condition that is the primary reason forthe current encounter |
ADVERSE | Any response to a drug that is noxious and unintended and occurs with proper dosage |
AFTERCARE | An encounter for something planned in advanceexample-cast removal |
Alphabetic | Portion of the of the ICD9-CM that lists definitions and codes in alphabetic order.example-also called Volume @2 |
Carry-Over Lines- | Are always indented more than two spaces from the level of the preceding line |
Category | Refers to diagnoses coded listed within a specific three-digit categoryExample-category 250, Diabetes Mellitus |
Cause- | That which brings about any condition or produces any effect |
Chronic | Continuing over a long period of time or reoccuring frequently |
Coding | The process of transferring written or verbal descriptions of diseases, injuries and procedures into numerical designations |
Combination | A code that combines a diagnosis with an associated secondary process or complication |
Complication | The Occurrence of two or more diseases in the same patient at the same time |
Concurrent | When a patient is being treated by more than one provide for different conditions at the same time |
CPT Current Procedural Terminology | Listing of codes and descriptions for procedures, services and supplies published by the American Medical Association. Use to bill insurance carriers. |
Diagnosis | A written descrpition of the reason (s) for the procedure, service, or encounter (signs, symptons, complaints) |
Down Coding- | The process where the insurance carriers reduce the value of a procedure and the resulting reimbursement due to either 1)a mismatchof CPT code and description or 2) ICD9-CM code does not justify the procedure or level of service |
E Codes | Specific ICD9-CM codes used to identify the cause of injury , poisoning, and other adverse affects(never primary, always eternalexamples-car accident. |
Eponyms- | Medical procedures or conditions named after a person or place |
Etiology | The cause (s) or origin of a disease. |
ICD-9 | International Classifications of Diseases, 9th revision |
ICD-10 | International Clasifications of Diseases, 10th revision |
Late Effec | A residual effect (condition produced after the acute phase of an illness or injury has ended |
Main Term | Refers to listing in the Alphabetic Index appearing BOLD FACE type |
Mainfestions | Characteristsics signs of symptons of an illness |
Multiple | Refers to the need to use more than one ICD 9 CM code to fully identify a coding condition |
Primary Code | The ICD-9-CM code that defines the main reason for the current encounter |
Residual | The long term condition (s) resulting from a previous acute illness or injury |
Rule Out | Refers to a method used to indicate that a condition is probable, suspected or questionable but unconfirmed. |
Secondary Code | Listed after the primary code that further indicate the cause (s) code for the current encounter of define the need for higher levels of care. |
Sequencing | The process of listing ICD 9CM codes in the proper order |
Specificity | Refers to requirement to code to the highest number of digits possible, 3, 4, or 5 when chosing an ICD 9-CM code |
Sub term | refers to listing appearing in the Alphabetic Index under Main Term and always indented two spaces to the right |
SubCategories | Refers to the groupings of four digits codes listed under three-digit categories |
Tabular list | is the portion of the icd 9 cm that lists codes and definitions in numeric order. also referred to as volume 1 |
V Codes | Specific ICD 9 cm code used to identify encounters for reasons other than illness or injury, for example, immunization |
volume 1 | see tabular list |
volume 2 | see alpha list |
Created by:
d.holifield
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