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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MEAS137 EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -29 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Many terms appear more than once in the Alphabetic Index and are known as Blank______.
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common terms Question 2: What kind of codes are used by pathologists to report on and study the prevalence of various types of neoplasms?
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M code Question 3: The diseases and injuries in the Tabular List are organized into chapters according to which of the following?
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Purpose
Body system
Etiology
Question 4: ______ are not always established at a first encounter.
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Diagnoses Question 5: The diseases and injuries in the Tabular List are organized into chapters according to which of the following?
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Etiology Body system Purpose
Question 6: The Official Guidelines has sections for which of the following?
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Outpatient coding Inpatient coding General rules Question 7: ______ means "not included here," but a patient could have both conditions at the same time.
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Excludes 2 Question 8: Which of the following codes are classified in Chapter 1 of ICD-10-CM's Tabular List?
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Parasitic diseases Infectious diseases Question 9: The Blank______ code may be followed by the instruction "use an additional code" or a note saying the same thing.
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etiology Question 10: The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, also known as the Official Guidelines, are rules developed by which of the following cooperating parties?
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American Hospital Association (AHA) NCHS
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) CMS advisers Question 11: In the regular Alphabetic Index entries, the pointers for neoplasms also show Blank______ codes.
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morphology Question 12: notes are headed by the term includes and refine the content of the category appearing above them.
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Inclusion Question 13: he use of Blank______ in the Alphabetic Index around a code means that it cannot be the first-listed code in coding the diagnostic statement.
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brackets Question 14: ______ conditions may be related to the primary diagnosis, or they may involve a separate illness that the physician diagnoses and treats during the encounter.
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Coexisting
Question 15: the major parts of the ICD-10-CM coding manual.
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ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries Question 16: Some conditions may require two codes: one for the Blank______ and a second for the Blank______.
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etiology; manifestation
Question 17: The Alphabetic Index is organized by the
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condition Question 18: The Blank______ received its name from the language of statistics, and it means to count, record, or list systematically.
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Tabular List Question 19: A(n) Blank______ is usually listed under both that name and the main term disease or syndrome.
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eponym Question 20: For hospital coding, the first-listed diagnosis is referred to as the Blank______ diagnosis and is defined as the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for the admission.
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principal Question 21: ______ notes are headed by the word excludes and indicate conditions that are not classifiable to the preceding code.
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Exclusion
Question 22: Which abbreviation means that no code matches the exact situation?
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NEC Question 23: NEC and NOS are used in the Blank______ with the same meanings as in the Alphabetic Index.
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Tabular List