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Medical Terminology
DIAGNOSES
Coding guidelines
Need to know
Fruit salad
100
Define: Retinopathy
What is disease of the retina
100
What is dysphagia?
Trouble swallowing
100
If a patient has a pressure ulcer on their right foot how many codes would you need?
What is 2
100
What is considered an "elderly" pregnant woman?
What is over 35 years old
100
What is jaundice?
a backup of bile in the liver
200
Define: Multigravida
What is a woman who has been pregnant more than once
200
What is a pathologic fracture?
What is caused by another disease or condition
200
How do you sequence burns?
What is by severity
200
What do you code if the woman is coming in for a reason completely unrelated to her pregnancy?
What is use a v code for pregnancy incidental to the visit
200
What is priaprism?
An enlongated erection
300
Define: Erythrocystosis
an abnormal condition of the red blood cells
300
Define: Ectopic Pregnancy
What is a pregnancy that is outside of the uterus
300
How do we code a bilateral fracture of the humerus?
Use only the correct fracture code
300
What is the only thing included in code 650?
What is an episotomy
300
What is hyperemesis gravardium?
What is excessive vomiting in pregnancy
400
Define: Bursitis
inflammation of the bursa surrounding the joint capsule
400
What is hemiparesis?
half paralysis (usually on one side)
400
What is the first code on a newborn baby's chart?
What is a V30 something code
400
What is considered a term pregnancy?
What is 37-40 weeks gestation
400
How long can we use pregnancy codes?
What is up to 6 weeks after delivery and possibly longer
500
Define: Diverticulosis
abnormal condition of bulging pockets of the intestinal tract.
500
What is status asthmaticus?
What is What is an asthmatic not responding to tx
500
What is the "normal" order of E codes?
What is How, Activity, Getting paid, Where
500
If the patient came in for a cast change, what would we code?
What is an aftercare code
500
Would we ever use E849.9? Why or why not?
It is not specific, we would not use it