Exam 12: Basics of Diagnostic Coding

When coding for drug toxicity, which of the following refers to a condition when a patient takes less of a medication than is prescribed by his or her provider or by the manufacturer's instructions?

The codes for pernicious anemia and a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency are the same.

Medical assistants have the trust of the physician and practice that employs them. A medical assistant must

A neoplasm or new growth is coded by the site or location of the neoplasm and its behavior.

The medical assistant should never code a patient as having __________ unless it is clearly documented as confirmed in the medical record.

Which volume(s) of ICD-9-CM is/are used for diagnostic coding?

Which of the following terms applies to the period from the last month of pregnancy to 5 months after giving birth?

Etiology refers to the underlying cause or origin of a disease.

A code from category Z37 should be included on

Burns are coded to the site by __________.

Which of the following letters in the ICD-10-CM is reserved by the World Health Organization to assign new diseases with uncertain etiology?

Babies are considered newborn or perinatal for the first ______ days.

The coder should always refer to the Tabular Index first.

The abbreviation that is the equivalent of "unspecified" is __________.

When a Code First Note is present and the patient has an underlying condition, the underlying condition should be sequenced first. Wherever such a combination exists, a Use Additional Code Note is found with the etiology code, and a Code First Note is found with the manifestation code.

Main terms appear in bold type.

Which of the following terms defines a malignant neoplasm site as the absence of invasion of surrounding tissues?

Which of the following codes will be used for a patient with a history of myocardial infarction with no symptoms but diagnosed by means of an electrocardiogram?

Burns are coded by

Carcinoma __________ is defined as the absence of invasion of surrounding tissues.