Exam 5: General Coding Guidelines for Diagnosis

A patient is admitted to the hospital with Crohn's disease, hypertension, and rheumatoid arthritis for bowel resection. In the OR before incision, the patient develops tachycardia, and the procedure is canceled. What is the principal diagnosis?

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Question 21

When a coder notices on a laboratory test result that a patient's sodium is below normal, it is acceptable to code hyponatremia.

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Question 22

List one reason when it is NOT acceptable to code a symptom code from Chapter 18.

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Question 23

What is/are the diagnosis code(s) for posttraumatic osteoarthritis due to previous left femoral neck fracture (hip)?

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Question 24

When you assign separate codes that are used to identify acute and chronic conditions, the acute code is sequenced first.

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Question 25

What is/are the diagnosis code(s) for acute and chronic respiratory failure?

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Question 26

What is/are the diagnosis code(s) for memory deficit due to previous cerebral infarction?

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A patient is admitted to the hospital with Crohn's disease, hypertension, and rheumatoid arthritis for bowel resection. In the OR before incision, the patient develops tachycardia, and the procedure is canceled. What is the principal diagnosis?

When a coder notices on a laboratory test result that a patient's sodium is below normal, it is acceptable to code hyponatremia.

List one reason when it is NOT acceptable to code a symptom code from Chapter 18.

What is/are the diagnosis code(s) for posttraumatic osteoarthritis due to previous left femoral neck fracture (hip)?

When you assign separate codes that are used to identify acute and chronic conditions, the acute code is sequenced first.

What is/are the diagnosis code(s) for acute and chronic respiratory failure?

What is/are the diagnosis code(s) for memory deficit due to previous cerebral infarction?

The Rationale for and History of Coding

The Health Record As the Foundation of Coding

ICD-10-Cm Format and Conventions

Basic Steps of Coding

Introduction to Icd-10-PCS

General Coding Guidelines for Other Medical- and Surgical-Related Procedures and Ancillary Procedures

Coding Medical and Surgical Procedures

Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings Not Elsewhere Classified, and Z Codes

Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Neoplasms

Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism

Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases

Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Diseases of the Nervous System, Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa, and Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

Diseases of the Circulatory System

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Diseases of the Digestive System

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous System

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Genitourinary System

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium

Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period and Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Injuries and Certain Other Consequences of External Cases and External Causes of Morbidity

Burns, Adverse Effects, and Poisonings

Complications of Surgical and Medical Care

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