Icd 9 Coding Flashcards
•This punctuation enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the code assignment
•What are parentheses?
•This punctuation symbol encloses synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases in the tabular list
•What are brackets?
•This word ______ should be interpreted to mean “associated with” or “due to” when it appears in the code title in the Alphabetic Index or an instructional note in the Tabular List
•What is the word “With”?
•This cross-reference note when seen in the alphabetic index is mandatory that the coder refer to the cross-reference
•What is “See”?
•The coder should never code directly from the ____________
•What is the Alphabetic Index
•When a definitive diagnosis has not been established the coder can assign
•What are signs and symptoms?
•If the condition is described as acute (subacute) and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same indention level the ….what should the coder do…..(you do not have to phrase as a question)
•The coder should assign both codes the with the acute code sequenced first.
•When coding late effect this code should be sequenced first
- What is the residual code?
- The residual codes is sequenced first, followed by the late effect code
- Remember there is no time limit on when a late effect can be used
•When coding impending or threatened conditions that did not actually occur the coder should do what? (2 steps that can be taken…you do not have to phrase in question form)
- Reference the condition and search for subterms “impending or threatened”
- Reference ‘’impending or threatened” and search the subterms for the conditon
•If the condition actual happened, code the diagnosis as confirmed
•This infectious disease can only be coded when confirmed. You cannot code the condition if it is stated as probably, questionable, suspected….this condition doesn’t require a positive culture to be coded
•What is HIV/AIDS?
•Two conditions must be met in order to code a history of malignant neoplasm
•What are:
–1. the primary neoplasm has been excised
–2. no further treatment
•The provider doesn’t document the type of diabetes ….therefore the coder should
- What is assign the default code, non-insulin dependent
- Remember never to code a non-complication diabetes codes with a complication diabetes code on the same episode of care
- Remember to code as many complication as stated
•ICD-9-CM presumes a cause and effect when coding hypertension and the condition ______
•What is chronic kidney disease?
•Patient presents with a STEMI and converts to a NSTEMI what code would be assigned
•What is a STEMI?
•This V code is assigned on the mother’s record when she delivers
- What is the outcome of delivery?
* Or V27.X
•The postpartum period is defined as _____ weeks after delivery
•What is 6 weeks?
•Normal delivery is defined as
–Presentation must be head or occipital
–Any antepartum complication must have been resolved prior to admission
–No abnormalities of either labor or delivery can have occurred
–No postpartum complications can be present
–No procedure other than the following can have been performed episiotomy w/o forceps, amniotomy, anesthesia, fetal monitoring, augmentation of labor, and sterilization
–And ………….
•What is the outcome of delivery must be single livebirth?
•This type of fracture occurs in bones that are weakened by disease
- What is a pathological fracture?
* Stress fractures are caused by repetitive force