Section I
What is a code with 3 digits considered as?
It is a Category Code.
What are the 4 types of neoplasms?
benign, in-situ, malignant, or of uncertain histologic behavior
What is anatomy?
What is the structure of our bodies.
What is meant by site and laterality?
The site represents the bone, joint or the muscle involved.
Laterality identifies which side left or right or both.
What is the Character "X" used for?
It is used for a Placeholder for future codes.
What is the correct coding sequence for a hospital admission for anemia associated with a malignancy.
The malignancy code is sequenced first?
What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a systemic condition, meaning that all bones of the musculoskeletal system are affected.
What are the abbreviations "NOS" and NEC?
NEC “Not elsewhere classifiable”
NOC “Not otherwise specified”
What is the appropriate cade for a patient admitted for the purpose of insertion or implantation of radioactive elements (e.g., brachytherapy) and develops complications such as uncontrolled nausea and vomiting or dehydration? the principal or first-listed diagnosis is the appropriate code for the malignancy followed by any codes for the complications?
The principal or first-listed diagnosis should be the code for the malignancy followed by any codes for the complications.
This is the term for your arms?
What is extremities.
What is category M81
Osteoporosis without current pathological fracture, is for use for patients with osteoporosis who do not currently have a pathologic fracture due to the osteoporosis.
What is meant by the word "Other and Unspecified"
Codes titled “other” or “other specified” are for use when the information in the medical record provides detail for which a specific code does not exist.
Codes titled “unspecified” are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code.
What is the appropriate method for coding an encounter for a pathological fracture due to a neoplasm, and the focus of treatment is the fracture?
The correct code is from subcategory M84.5, Pathological fracture in neoplastic disease, should be sequenced first, followed by the code for the neoplasm.
What is another term for patella?
What is kneecap.
What is the category code M80?
Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture.
What is the difference between Etiology and Manifestation?
Etiology is the underlying condition or the origin
Manifestation means affecting multiple body systems due to the etiology.
What category code is a diagnosis of a personal history of Leukemia?
Z85.
What is the correct code for patients with a history of osteoporosis fractures?
Z87.310.