FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CODING CH 3 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CODING CH 3 EXAM

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Question 1: NEC

Answer:

Not elsewhere classified.

Question 2: NOS

Answer:

Not otherwise specified.

Question 3: BMI

Answer:

Body Mass Index

Question 4: Subterms

Answer:

These terms are indented under the main term to describe differences in site, etiology, or clinical type.Sub-terms add specificity to the main term.

Question 5: Colon:

Answer:

Used in the Tabular List after an incomplete term that needs one or more of the modifiers that follow to make it assignable to a given category.

Question 6: Essential Modifiers

Answer:

Subterms that are listed below the main term in the alphabetical order and are indented

Question 7: See Also

Answer:

Note in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index that indicates additional information is available that may provide an additional diagnostic code.

Question 8: Z Codes

Answer:

Codes used to describe circumstances or conditions that could influence patient care.

Question 9: COPD

Answer:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 10: Default Code

Answer:

The code listed next to the main term and represents the condition most commonly associated with the main term.

Question 11: Unspecified

Answer:

Codes are used when the information in the medical record is not available for coding more specificity.

Question 12: Rubrics

Answer:

Three-character categories.

Question 13: Chronic

Answer:

A condition that develops slowly and last a long time .

Question 14: Septicemia

Answer:

A systemic disease associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other organisms.

Question 15: With

Answer:

Means associated with or due to in a code title in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index or an instructional note in the Tabular List

Question 16: Main Term

Answer:

The key work to reference the disease, condition, or symptom in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index. Main terms are bolded in the ICD 10 Alphabetic Index.

Question 17: Nonessential Modifiers

Answer:

Subterms that follow the main term and are enclosed in parentheses used to clarify the diagnosis but are not required

Question 18: Parentheses ( )

Answer:

Symbol to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure, without affecting the code number to which it is assigned

Question 19: Excludes 1

Answer:

Note in the Tabular List to indicate the terms listed are to be reported with a code from another category and are not to be reported with the current selected code.

Question 20: Use Additional Code

Answer:

Note in the Tabular List instructing you to report a second code, if the information is available, to provide a more complete picture of the diagnosis.

Question 21: Point Dash.--

Answer:

This symbol is found in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index after certain codes. It indicates that the code is incomplete and go to that category or subcategory of codes to complete that code.

Question 22: Eponym

Answer:

Disease or syndrome named after a person

Question 23: Acute

Answer:

A condition with a rapid short course

Question 24: See

Answer:

Note in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index that directs you to a more specific term under which the correct code can be found

Question 25: Etiology

Answer:

Cause of the disease.

Question 26: Sequela (late effect)

Answer:

An inactive, residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.

Question 27: Code First

Answer:

Note in the Tabular List written in italics requiring the underlying disease be reported first.