___________ and ____________ are only coded when there is no definite diagnosis or when they are not integral part of a stated diagnosis.
What is SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS?
100
The most important factor in coding is....
What is ACCURACY OF CODES?
100
There are ____________ steps to coding?
What is 7?
100
NEC stands for:
What is Not Elsewhere Classified?
100
Disease of unknown cause:
What is idiopathic?
200
The _____________ _____________ should be reviewed to determine the specific reason for the encounter and the conditions treated.
What is ENTIRE RECORD?
200
This type code identifies the a patient's condition, illness or injury.
What is DIAGNOSIS CODE?
200
To identify the key words relating to the reason why the physician is caring for this patient during this visit is called?
What is abstracting?
200
CMS stands for?
What is Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
200
These codes may not stand alone and are used to explain what has happened to a patient.
What is E Codes?
300
In this type ICD-9 coding, it is permissible to code -- probable, suspected, likely, or questionable.
What is In-patient hospital?
300
Coding improperly on a claim form can cause that claim to be________________ and ________________.
What is REJECTED AND DENIED?
300
Volume 2 of ICD-9 is called?
What is the Alphabetic Index?
300
POA stands for?
What is Present on Admission?
300
Cause and effect relationship between an original condition, illness, or injury and an additional problem caused by the existence of that original condition.
What is Late effect?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
In the front of your ICD-9 book, you will find the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. What are these 2 agencies?
What are the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)?
400
Diagnostic descriptions are listed by ________________ and __________________ (name 2).
What is Condition and Eponyms?
400
You should NEVER code only from this Volume of ICD-9?
What is the Alphabetic Index or Volume 2?
400
UHDDS stands for?
What is The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set?
400
When coding late effects of an injury or poisoning use PaCE to assist you. PaCE stands for?
What is 1. P - PROBLEM being treated 2. C -CAUSE "what caused the problem" 3. E - E CODE for "how"
500
The official guidelines of ICD-9 are divided into 4 sections. The first section is....
What is 1. Conventions, General Coding Guidelines, and Chapter-specific Guidelines
500
Volume 1 is the _______________ list.
What is Tabular?
500
Use these codes when an individual comes to a health care provider without having a particular illness or injury.