MEDICAL CODING MIDTERM CH. 13 &
14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
The World Health Organization (The WHO)
The World Health Organization (The WHO)
The 10th edition - ANSWER The branches that deal with complications of disease =
Who established the ICD- 10?
What revision are we on in the ICD book?
six sections - ANSWER As claimed by Andrea and Ms. Archer --->
How many sections are in our CPT books?
We use up to 7 digits - ANSWER How many digits do we use in the ICD-10 book?
sequence - ANSWER When it tells you to code first and the patient has an underlying condition, follow
the ____________ first. (so whichever the combination exists, use additional codes that are found & the
code first is found under the manifestation code).
1) the main code is found first
2) Underlying conditions coded and & you're going to follow the sequence
manifestation code - ANSWER ** Always know the first code is the _______________.
= You're going to use your encounter form, progress notes, radiology reports, lab reports, - ANSWER
What's included in the medical records for procedural coding? What can you use?
, Use the Alphabetic Index first to search for the code or code ranges.
Then use the Tabular List to verify and confirm that the code - ANSWER Where do you start when you
start coding for ICD-10?
malignant primary
unspecified
carcinoma insitu - ANSWER ___________ = primary cancer
____________ = don't know the type of cancer
____________ = absence of cancer that has invaded any surrounding tissue
Encounter form,
History and Physical Exam
Progress Notes
Discharge Summary
Operative Report
Radiology, Lab, and Pathology Reports - ANSWER Diagnostic statement = What's going to be found in a
diagnostic statement?
under Pathology.
--> Subcategories for pathology and lab will include = all of your qualitative and quantitative drug
screenings - ANSWER Qualitative and Quantitative codes for drugs are found in which section of your
CPT book?
1 time unit - ANSWER 15 units of time is what equals for 1 unit of anesthetic time for coding.
= Typically 15 min = ___________time unit
(this can vary between insurance companies)
Six possible code numbers exist for each anatomic site, depending on whether the neoplasm is
malignant or benign, exhibits uncertain behavior, or is of an unspecified nature. In the Table of
Neoplasms, malignant neoplasms are categorized into three separate subclassifications: Malignant
Primary, Malignant Secondary, and Ca in situ. - ANSWER How many codes are there for neoplasms which
are by site?
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