OST-248 Diagnostic Coding - Chapter 5 – 7 Practice Questions and Answers
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OST 248
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OST 248
OST-248 Diagnostic Coding - Chapter 5 – 7
Practice Questions and Answers
A three-digit code is to be used only if it is not further subdivided. -
Answer️️ -True
If the same condition is described as both acute and chronic and if
separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index at the sa...
OST-248 Diagnostic Coding - Chapter 5 – 7
Practice Questions and Answers
A three-digit code is to be used only if it is not further subdivided. -
Answer✔️✔️-True
If the same condition is described as both acute and chronic and if
separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same
indentation level, code both, with the acute code first. - Answer✔️✔️-
True
The Alphabetic Index provides the full code. - Answer✔️✔️-False
Each unique ICD-10-CM diagnosis code may be reported only once
for an encounter. - Answer✔️✔️-True
A sequela (late effect) is the residual effect after the acute phase of
an illness or injury has terminated. - Answer✔️✔️-True
When the purpose for the admission/encounter is rehabilitation,
sequence first the code for the condition for which the service is
being performed. - Answer✔️✔️-True
When the admission is for treatment of a complication resulting
from surgery or other medical care, the complication code is
sequenced as the secondary diagnosis. - Answer✔️✔️-False
If the diagnosis documented at the time of discharge is qualified
with such terms as "probable," "suspected," "likely," "questionable,"
"possible," "still to be ruled out," or other phrases indicating
uncertainty, code the condition as if it existed or is established. -
Answer✔️✔️-True
When a patient is admitted to an observation unit for a medical
condition, which either worsens or does not improve, and is
subsequently admitted as an inpatient of the same hospital for the
same medical condition, the principal diagnosis is the medical
condition that led to the hospital admission. - Answer✔️✔️-True
Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from chapter
18 are not to be used as principal diagnosis when a related
definitive diagnosis has been established. - Answer✔️✔️-True
In the coding of secondary diagnoses, if the provider has included a
diagnosis in the final diagnostic statement, such as the discharge
summary or the face sheet, that diagnosis should ordinarily be
coded. - Answer✔️✔️-True
Abnormal findings (laboratory, x-ray, pathologic, and other
diagnostic results) are coded and reported. - Answer✔️✔️-False
When a general medical examination results in an abnormal
finding, the code for general medical examination with abnormal
finding should be assigned as the first listed diagnosis. -
Answer✔️✔️-True
For patients receiving preoperative evaluations only, sequence first
a code from subcategory Z01.81, Encounter for pre-procedural
examinations, to describe the preop consultations. - Answer✔️✔️-
True
For ambulatory surgery, code the diagnosis for which the surgery
was performed. - Answer✔️✔️-True
The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting were
developed by the American Health Information Management
Association. - Answer✔️✔️-False
For outpatient and physician office visits, the code that is listed first
for coding and reporting purposes is the reason for the encounter. -
Answer✔️✔️-True
Codes that describe symptoms and signs are acceptable for coding
when a definitive diagnosis has not been established in a
physician's office. - Answer✔️✔️-True
If signs and symptoms exist that are not routinely associated with a
disease process, the signs and symptoms should not be coded. -
Answer✔️✔️-False
Sequela codes should be used only within six months after the
initial injury or disease. - Answer✔️✔️-False
The principal diagnosis is defined as "that condition established
after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the outpatient
visit of the patient to the hospital for care." - Answer✔️✔️-False
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