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The US began using ICD_10-CM for coding and classification of mortality data from death certificates in
1999
A physician who knowingly bill for services that were never actually provided is committing an act of
Fraud
ICD-10-CM codes should be between 3- ___ character in length
7
In the code W45.50XA other specified injuries to the wrist , initial encounter the "X" stands for _______
place holder , to expand the code length so the A appears in the 7th place.
The Index to diseases and injuries is organized by main term and subterms that are arranged how
alphabetically
When coding a patient's diagnosis, medical assistants should use the version of ICD-10-CM that
is the most recent
_______ indicates Main terms in the Index and code titles in the Tabular list
Boldface
The convention ___ signifies that the medical record contain additional details about the condition, but there is no more specific code available for use
NEC
____ means that the condition excluded from the diagnosis is NOT part of the condition represented by the code, but the patient may have both conditions at the same time
Excludes 2
etiology is another word for
cause
The main reason for the services provided is known as the ______ diagnosis
first listed
The first coding manual, published in 1901, was called the
International Classification of Diseases
Coding of procedures and diagnosis must be supported by
documentation
ICD-10-CM codes are updated _____
annually
Historically, diagnosis coding was used to track
the study of disease and cause of death
In 2009, The US passed legislation requiring the use of ____ on October 1, 2013
ICD_10-CM
_______ codes describe procedures performed on patients.
Procedure
Codes found in the Index must be verified in the ____ to confirm the code description and assign additional characters, specifying details of the condition
Tabular List
The medical assistant can find codes for "poisoning accidental" in the
When coding for office based or other outpatient services on Jan. 1st 2023, medical assistants may refer to any of the following EXCEPT
a. ICD-9-CM
B. lab reports
c. encounter forms
d. operative reports
ICD-9-CM
The overall process for ICD-10- CM to be implemented took how long
5 years
_____ coding refers to reporting several codes to fully describe a condition
multiple
What type of code is "E10.339 type 1 diabetes mellitus with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema
combination code
The first step IN assigning an ICD_10-CM code is to
identify the first listed diagnosis
What does NEC stand for in the ICD-10-CM manual
NOT elsewhere classified