Alphabetic Index
Under the main term: decay, what steps must you take to get to the correct code for tooth decay?
Go to caries, dental
Follow that to the tabular list
What is the code for ventricular septal defect?
Q21.0
If someone has a disease of the esophagus- what chapter are you likely to find those codes?
Chapter 11 Diseases of the Digestive System
What is the code for malignant neoplasm of the right lung?
C34.91
When reading the word and- how sould that be interpreted?
And/Or
What do parentheses mean in the main term in the alphabetic index?
includes terms that may be present or absent in the statment of the disease without affecting the code number. Otherwise nknown as non-essential modifiers.
What is the code range for Chagas' disease?
B57.0-B57.5
What chapter are you likely to find codes related to an open wound that was an injury from an accident?
Chapter 19 Injury, Poisoning
What chapter are codes relating to ppregnancy and birth?
Chapter 15
When reading the word within the ICD-10 text, how should it be interpreted?
with or due to
What is the diffence between "other codes" and "unspecified codes?
Other codes: when there is detail provide din the documentation, but not a code to match.
Unspecified codes: have no additional information that cana move the code to something more specific.
Name two conditions that acute tonsillitis excludes in the exludesd 1 note and what it means.
sore throat, acute, chrnic or NOS
hypertrophy of tonsils
peritonsilar abscess
strep sore throat
What is the code for Covid?
U07.1
Look up trichotillomannia. What is another way to say this from the tabular? What is the code?
F63.3 Hair plucking
What does "see also" mean?
That there is another term that must be looked up to ensure that the code selected is the appropriate code. Multiple options muct be explored.
What is a place holder character and how is it used?
Placeholders are an X and must be used when tehre is a later charachter up to 7.
Review the Diabetes Mellitus Section E08-E13.Which section includes Type 1 diabetes and related conditions?
E10
What Chapter are birth defects found in?
Chapter 17 Congenital Malformations
Look up sleep disorder. What are some examples in the alphabetic index and tabular?
Insomnia
Hypersomnia
Circadian Rhythm sleep disorders
Sleep apnea
Narcolepsy
When is it appropriate to code signs and symptoms?
In the abscence of an actual diagnosis.
R39.12
When reviewing E10.34 section of codes, what does the 7th digit represent?
laterality of eyes affected
What is the code for cellulits of the chest wall?
L03.313
Code compression of brain due to Arnold-Chiari type 1
G95.5
If the patient has both an acute and a chronic condition fof the same condition- how is it ordered?
acute, then chronic