FINALS - TEST - Ch. 18 Diagnostic Coding Flashcards
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Codes from Chapters 19 & 20 of the ICD-10 Tabular List are used for what?
Identify the external causes of injuries and poisoning
What is the name for the list of abbreviations, punctuation, symbols, typefaces, and instructional notes at the beginning of the ICD manual that provides basic guidelines for using the code set?
Conventions
Which ICD manual should you code from?
The current years manual
What is used in ICD-10 to hold a place for future expansion of the code’s specificity?
“X” placeholders
Figuring out which diagnosis is the reason for the patient’s procedure or service is known as what?
Medical necessity
What does ICD-10 stand for?
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision
What is the purpose of using ICD codes
Document the patient’s diagnosis by using a code
ICD code sets are based on a system maintained by who?
the World Health Organization (WHO)
What is the first step in located an ICD code?
Look up the diagnosis code in the Alphabetic Index
In the ICD manual, the Alphabetic Index is located where?
At the front of the manual
What is the next step after you have located a code in the Alphabetic Index?
Verify the code in the Tabular List
What establishes medical necessity for treatment provided?
Diagnoses
How often are ICD manuals updated?
Every year
What is a diagnosis defined as?
The primary condition for which a patient is receiving care
All tumors are found under what key term in the ICD manual?
Neoplasm
What codes are for an abnormal finding (without an actual diagnosis being available) will be coded using which type of diagnosis code?
R code
In the ICD manual, the Tabular list contains . . .
Diagnosis codes and a description
Figuring out which diagnosis is the reason for the patient’s procedure or service is known as what?
Medical necessity
In ICD-10 codes, if laterality is included, the character for laterality will be in which position?
5th
