Exam 5: Coding Infectious Diseases

Joe was vaccinated for tetanus. He is now experiencing headaches and nausea. Dr. Jameson also notes hypotension as a complication from the vaccination. The coder should assign which code?

In order to code a diagnosis of meningitis, you have to know the specific virus or bacterium at the core of the inflammation. This can typically be found in the ________ report.

In your ICD-10-CM book, turn to code J17 in the Tabular List. Under this code is a "Code first underlying disease, such as: Q fever" notation. What is the code next to the Q fever?

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.1.d.2.a which states: ________ generally refers to circulatory failure associated with severe sepsis, and therefore, it represents a type of acute organ dysfunction.

All of the following are types of pneumonia except:

________ is of long duration; continuing over an extended period of time.

Jamie Holstein tested positive for HIV five years ago. She has now begun showing signs and symptoms of the disease. The coder should assign code:

In your ICD-10-CM, turn to code category Z16 in the Tabular List. Under the category code you will find an Excludes1 notation for Sepsis due to Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. What code is suggested by this notation?

When there are no symptoms or manifestations this is known as:

The code description that states "diseases classified elsewhere" means that:

Exposure due to some diseases, such as influenza, can be transmitted by coughing, spitting, talking, and sneezing. This type of exposure is known as:

What is the correct code for a patient diagnosed with sepsis due to group D Streptococcus?

What are hookworms, pinworms, and tapeworms examples of?

Chickenpox is a:

Tuberculosis is transmitted by:

Todd was diagnosed with acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. The coder should assign which code?

Gracie, 1 year old, is diagnosed with toxoplasma myocarditis. The coder should assign code:

Signs and symptoms of an existence of infection include all except a(n):

The presence of unknown bacteria in the blood may be diagnosed as:

Staphylococcus aureus is what type of infection?