Exam 5: ICD-9-CM Medical Coding

Match the following:

An area of coagulation necrosis in heart tissue

angina

A clot that forms in the heart, breaks away, and lodges in the coronary artery

malignant

Spasmodic, choking, or suffocative pain in the chest due to lack of oxygen in the heart muscles

ischemia

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An area of coagulation necrosis in heart tissue

A clot that forms in the heart, breaks away, and lodges in the coronary artery

Spasmodic, choking, or suffocative pain in the chest due to lack of oxygen in the heart muscles

A condition of elevated blood pressure, regardless of the cause

A condition that remains after a patient's acute illness or injury

A term for diseases, syndromes, and procedures named for persons

Any response to a drug that is noxious and unintended and occurs with proper dosage

Deficiency of blood in a body part, usually due to functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel

Type of neoplasm that does NOT have the properties of invasion or metastasis

Tumor cells that can invade surrounding structures or distant organs

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Question 41

Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM is used by: A)physicians to code diagnoses and symptoms. B)physicians to code procedures. C)hospitals to code diagnoses and symptoms. D)hospitals to code procedures.

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Question 42

Hypertension is defined in adults as 140/90 mm Hg on three separate readings recorded several weeks apart.

(True/False)

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Question 43

A coder's first step in the reimbursement process is: A)registering the patient. B)reading and understanding the physician's documentation. C)filling out a claim form. D)calling the insurance carrier.

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Question 44

Volume 1 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.

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Question 45

When the physician determines the patient's main reason for the encounter, this information is referred to as the: A)primary diagnosis. B)principal diagnosis. C)admitting diagnosis. D)chief complaint.

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Question 46

A condition that remains after a patient's acute illness or injury is called a(n): A)complication. B)late effect. C)manifestation. D)adverse effect.

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Question 47

Square brackets are used in Volume 1 to enclose: A)antonyms and synonyms. B)synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory text. C)eponyms and other proper names. D)homonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory text.

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Question 48

What indicator appears with certain codes to indicate that they are either new codes or something is different about them? A)The letter "N" B)Parentheses C)Brackets D)Symbols

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Question 49

Subterms in an ICD-9-CM entry may show: A)the cause or origin of the disease. B)another name for the disease. C)a better description of the disease. D)treatments of the disease.

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Question 50

A patient admitted to a hospital is given two diagnoses; the diagnosis that indicates the reason the patient needs hospital care is the __________ diagnosis.

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Question 51

An E code would be used to report that a healthy person has become an organ donor.

(True/False)

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Question 52

The chapters in Volume 1 (Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries) are grouped by: A)frequency of disease occurrence. B)treatment options for condition. C)complexity of condition. D)body system affected by condition.

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Question 53

In coding late (residual) effects, the coder should: A)code only the cause of the late effect. B)code only the late effect. C)code first the cause followed by the code for the late effect. D)code first the late effect followed by the code for its cause.

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Question 54

Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM is the __________ of Diseases.

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Question 55

An example of an eponym is: A)Hodgkin's disease. B)cardiovascular disease. C)rheumatoid arthritis. D)chronic disease.

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Question 56

What is a combination code?

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Question 57

Malignant neoplasms are classified as: A)primary, secondary, or carcinoma in situ. B)primary, secondary, or third-level. C)carcinoma in situ or noncarcinoma in situ. D)primary or secondary only.

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Question 58

In Volume 2, the acronym NEC (not elsewhere classified) is used to indicate that: A)a condition hasn't been researched enough to be included in the classifications. B)the coder must choose between two similar codes. C)a specified form of the condition is classified differently. D)this is the first year a condition has been included in the classifications.

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Question 59

The cause or origin of a disease is its: A)morphology. B)past history. C)etiology. D)pathology.

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Question 60

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Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM is used by: A)physicians to code diagnoses and symptoms. B)physicians to code procedures. C)hospitals to code diagnoses and symptoms. D)hospitals to code procedures.

Hypertension is defined in adults as 140/90 mm Hg on three separate readings recorded several weeks apart.

A coder's first step in the reimbursement process is: A)registering the patient. B)reading and understanding the physician's documentation. C)filling out a claim form. D)calling the insurance carrier.

Volume 1 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.

When the physician determines the patient's main reason for the encounter, this information is referred to as the: A)primary diagnosis. B)principal diagnosis. C)admitting diagnosis. D)chief complaint.

A condition that remains after a patient's acute illness or injury is called a(n): A)complication. B)late effect. C)manifestation. D)adverse effect.

Square brackets are used in Volume 1 to enclose: A)antonyms and synonyms. B)synonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory text. C)eponyms and other proper names. D)homonyms, alternate wording, or explanatory text.

What indicator appears with certain codes to indicate that they are either new codes or something is different about them? A)The letter "N" B)Parentheses C)Brackets D)Symbols

Subterms in an ICD-9-CM entry may show: A)the cause or origin of the disease. B)another name for the disease. C)a better description of the disease. D)treatments of the disease.

A patient admitted to a hospital is given two diagnoses; the diagnosis that indicates the reason the patient needs hospital care is the __________ diagnosis.

An E code would be used to report that a healthy person has become an organ donor.

The chapters in Volume 1 (Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries) are grouped by: A)frequency of disease occurrence. B)treatment options for condition. C)complexity of condition. D)body system affected by condition.

In coding late (residual) effects, the coder should: A)code only the cause of the late effect. B)code only the late effect. C)code first the cause followed by the code for the late effect. D)code first the late effect followed by the code for its cause.

Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM is the __________ of Diseases.

An example of an eponym is: A)Hodgkin's disease. B)cardiovascular disease. C)rheumatoid arthritis. D)chronic disease.

What is a combination code?

Malignant neoplasms are classified as: A)primary, secondary, or carcinoma in situ. B)primary, secondary, or third-level. C)carcinoma in situ or noncarcinoma in situ. D)primary or secondary only.

The cause or origin of a disease is its: A)morphology. B)past history. C)etiology. D)pathology.

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