Basic Principles of ICD-10-PCS Coding – Flashcards
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Nonessential modifiers are enclosed in
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Parentheses
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Brackets are used in the Alphabetic Index to Identify a
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Manifestation code
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The abbreviation UHDDS refers to the
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Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
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If the same condition is described as both acute and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same time indentation level, code both and sequence the
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acute condition first
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For patients receiving therapeutic services in the outpatient setting for chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, the first listed reported diagnosis is
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the appropriate "Z" code
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When multiple burns are present, the first sequenced diagnosis is the
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highest degree burn
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A coding professional may assume a cause-and-effect relationship between hypertension and which complication
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hypertension and chronic kidney disease
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Which of the following letters is used as a placeholder in ICD-10-PCS
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X
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New ICD-10-CM codes go into effect
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October 1 of each year
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An Excludes2 note means
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Not included here
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The neoplasm table includes:
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the nature of the status (primary, secondary, in city) for malignancies
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Z codes can be used as
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Either principle diagnosis or secondary diagnosis, depending on the code and the circumstances of the admission
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How many codes are assigned for the diagnosis of acute respiratory failure due to pneumococcal sepsis
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3
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Manifest codes
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can never be reported first are printed in brackets in the Alphabetic Index describe a condition that results from another, underlying condition
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a combination code is a code used to classify
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two diagnoses diagnosis with a manifestation a diagnosis with an associated complication
