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Center for Medicaid and Medicare services created ICD-9 codes when? - ANSWER 1988 Why is it necessary to establish a coding system? - ANSWER medical bills were processed inaccurately causing providers to loose money Why should you research medical doing before considering it a career? - ANS...

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Center for Medicaid and Medicare services created ICD-9 codes when? - ANSWER 1988



Why is it necessary to establish a coding system? - ANSWER medical bills were processed
inaccurately causing providers to loose money



Why should you research medical doing before considering it a career? - ANSWER Medical coding
requires specialized education and certain tools. Plan where you want to work and what is going to
be required



Coding is the act of translating a diagnosis, procedure, service, and some supplies into numeric
and/or alphanumeric components. - ANSWER True



In order to be a medical coder, you need to have a background in - ANSWER medical terminology



Medical coding got its start in what year - ANSWER 1900



To get started as a coder, you need specialized education as well as - ANSWER the right tools



There are various ways to become educated. One is by vocational training. Name two more -
ANSWER vocational and advanced training



How many organizations supply certification for medical coding? - ANSWER three organizations



Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code set. - ANSWER Level I - CPT (Current
Procedural Terminology)-this is a numeric coding system that is maintained by the American Medical
Association (AMA). The CPT is a coding system that comprises of descriptive term and identifying
codes. These codes are used mainly by physicians and other health care professionals to identify
medical services and procedures they perform. Any medical item or services that are performed by
suppliers other than physicians are not included in the CPT. CPT Codes consist of one alphabetical
letter followed by five numeric digits.

Level II - This is a standard coding system used by physicians and other health care professionals to
bill to Medicare and Medicaid for medical services performed. This level coding system is used

,primarily to identify any products, supplies, and services that are not provided in the CPT codes of
level one. These services include ambulance services, durable medical equipment, prosthetics,
orthotics, and supplies that are used in a physician's office. Level II codes are alpha-numeric codes.
They consist of one alphabetical letter followed by four numeric digits.



lipodox - ANSWER due to a shortage FDA allows a substitute drug to be used



ICD means - ANSWER International Classification of Diseases



WHO - ANSWER The World Health Organization (WHO) develops and monitors the ICD coding
system.



NCHS - ANSWER The NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) and part of the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services are in charge of changing and modifying the codes.



ICD-9-CM - ANSWER 9th revision



ICD-10-CM - ANSWER 10th revision with 3 Volumes

Volume 1 (provides tabular lists containing cause-of-death titles and codes and inclusion and
exclusion terms for cause-of-death titles.)

Volume 2 (Contains descriptions, guidelines, and coding rules.)

Volume 3 (Contains an alphabetical index to diseases and nature of injury, external causes of injury,
table of drugs and chemicals.)



IDC-10 has how many codes - ANSWER 68,000 and 13,000 for ICD-9



ICD-10 has three primary functions - ANSWER 1. It checks and verifies that the procedures and
treatments provided by the physician are necessary.

2. It establishes whether there is a medical emergency or necessity of some kind, regarding the
services and procedures provided by physicians.

3. It determines the level of health care being provided by the physician.



ICD-10-PCS - ANSWER Volume three contains procedure codes

, ICD-9 - ANSWER has 5 digits and ICD-10 has seven digits



Digits 1-3 are - ANSWER 1 is alpha 2 is numeric and 3 is alpha or numeric



You'll be able to find all the instructions ICD-10-CM and coding in the following guidelines: - ANSWER
A2 is Format and structure

A3 is Use of codes for reporting purposes

A4 is Placeholder character

A5 is 7th Characters



The ICD-10-CM consists of three volumes - ANSWER Volume 1 (provides tabular lists containing
cause-of-death titles and codes and inclusion and exclusion terms for cause-of-death titles.)

Volume 2 (Contains descriptions, guidelines, and coding rules.)

Volume 3 (Contains an alphabetical index to diseases and nature of injury, external causes of injury,
table of drugs and chemicals.)



As coders, you will be working with various systems. HCPCS is one. What is the other? - ANSWER ICD



As of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the codes for the
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code set. - ANSWER true



ICD means International Classification of Diseases. This coding system is the standard system used
internationally for classifying________. - ANSWER mortality and morbidity stats



ICD-9-CM contains three volumes. ICD-10-CM also contains three volumes. - ANSWER false



A V code is used for many purposes. Name one of them - ANSWER pt is not sick but wants a check
up



E codes are mainly used for _____ causes of injury and poisoning. - ANSWER external



Temporary codes - ANSWER C Codes: These codes are used to report drugs, biologicals, magnetic
resonance angiography (MRA), and devices used by hospitals that are part of the Outpatient

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