Exam 5: ICD-9-CM Medical Coding

In billing for inpatient services, two diagnosis codes are used. The final diagnosis after the patient has been admitted and an examination or tests have been performed is known as the: A)rule-out diagnosis. B)secondary diagnosis. C)principal diagnosis. D)primary diagnosis.

Major categories of E codes include all of the following EXCEPT: A)assaults or purposely inflicted injury. B)late effects of accidents or self-injury. C)accidental falls. D)history of past medical conditions.

All of the following are true of supplementary terms in an ICD-9-CM entry EXCEPT that they:

Diagnostic coding using the ICD-9-CM became mandatory for __________ claims as a result of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

Why is it important to examine any modifiers that appear in parentheses next to the main term listed in Volume 2?

What are the names of the three volumes of the ICD-9-CM?

Tables found in Volume 2 (Alphabetic Index) include all of the following EXCEPT: A)diabetes table. B)tables of drugs and chemicals. C)hypertension table. D)neoplasm table.

When coding acute serous otitis media using Volume 2, the main term a coder would look up is: A)acute. B)serous. C)otitis. D)media.

If a patient presents with no complaints of illness or injury, the coder should: A)use a V code. B)bill the patient for the standard office visit fee. C)use an E code. D)use the code of any preexisting condition.

The first forms of medical diagnostic coding date back to: A)12th-century Rome. B)17th-century England. C)18th-century America. D)19th-century France.

If a patient comes in for chemotherapy, the medical office specialist should code the cancer as primary and the V code for the encounter as secondary.

Using a 3-digit category code only when no 4-digit codes exist and a 4-digit subcategory code only when no 5-digit subclassification code exists is coding to the highest level of: A)authority. B)reimbursement. C)specificity. D)certainty.

Which of the following is true of carryover lines (turnover lines)?

To report external causes of injury and poisoning, a coder should use: A)V codes. B)E codes. C)numeric codes only. D)a written explanation.

When using Volume 2 for coding narrowing of the vertebral artery with cerebral infarction, the main term a coder would look up is: A)narrowing. B)vertebral. C)artery. D)infarction.

When using Volume 2 for coding a pregnancy test with a positive result, the main term a coder would look up is: A)pregnancy. B)test. C)positive. D)result.

A complication code is usually the secondary code on the claim form since it is NOT the primary reason for the encounter.

Diagnostic coding changes for Volumes 1 and 2 of ICD-9-CM take effect: A)annually on January 1. B)annually on July 1. C)annually on October 1. D)as needed.

Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM is known as the: A)Alphabetic Index of Diseases. B)Tabular/Numerical List of Diseases. C)Tabular/Numerical Index of Diseases. D)Alphabetic List of Procedures.

The Tabular/Numerical List of Diseases is contained in Volume __________ .