Exam 2: Foundations of ICD-10-CM

The following notation implies sequencing of the codes when reported:

Sequela is:

Guidelines including information regarding the sequencing of comorbidities or complications, such as anemia or pathologic fractures, occur in the chapter-specific guidelines of which ICD-10-CM chapter?

In the index, what provides further clarification of the patient's condition?

Mary is admitted to ABC Hospital with a chief complaint of chest pain. Upon review of several diagnostic tests, Mary's provider provides a diagnostic statement of acute myocardial infarction. The acute myocardial infarction will be documented as the:

Per ICD-10-CM guidelines, the use of the word "and" is interpreted to mean:

Stacey presents to the Emergency Room with severe abdominal cramping, nausea, and diarrhea, worsening over the last three hours. Stacey's 4-year-old daughter has stayed home from daycare the last two days with the stomach flu. Stacey also ate shellfish for dinner at a local seafood restaurant. After noting Stacey's signs and symptoms and performing a problem-focused examination, the ED physician was unable to make a definitive diagnosis regarding Stacey's stomach troubles. She did note, however, that Stacey's condition is "probable food poisoning." Based on outpatient coding guidelines, what diagnosis(es) may the ED coder assign for Stacey's encounter?

The ICD-10-CM manual provides the ___________ for the patient's service or procedure.

Select the true statement regarding guidelines and conventions:

There are currently no guidelines for these chapters:

The following are true of the 2018 edition of the CPC exam except:

Donald was seen at Quick Care outpatient urgent care facility. He presented with a mild fever, chills, nausea, and sore throat. Upon examination and throat culture, Donald was diagnosed with Strep throat. Strep throat will be documented as the:

The patient's diagnostic story is told by:

A condition with sudden onset, usually without warning, and of brief duration is a(n) ___________ condition.

The nomenclature "Open wound of elbow, forearm, and wrist with tendon involvement" may be selected when:

A condition with slow onset and of long duration, even the lifetime of the patient, is known as a(n) ___________ condition.

A coder identifies _______ when he/she determines the answer to the question "What did the patient suffer from?"

The guidelines for Chapter 20, External Causes of Morbidity, include:

Guidelines for coding pressure ulcer stages are in this chapter:

Punctuation marks used to enclose supplemental terms, or nonessential modifiers, are: