Medical Insurance 7th Edition by Amy Blochowiak, Joanne Valerius, Nenna Bayes, Cynthia Newby

Exercise 11

1. Why is it important to use the Alphabetic Index and then the Tabular List to find the correct code? Work through this coding process, and then comment on your result.
A. Double-underline the main term and underline the subterm: Patient complains of abdominal cramps.
B. Find the term in the Alphabetic Index, and list its code.
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C. Verify the code in the Tabular List, reading all instructions. List the code you have determined to be correct.
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D. Did the result of your research in the Tabular List match the main term's code in the Alphabetic Index? Why?
2. Place a double underline below the main terms and a single underline below any subterms in each of the following statements, and then determine the correct codes.
A. cerebral atherosclerosis
B. spasmodic asthma with status asthmaticus
C. congenital night blindness
D. recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction
E. incomplete bundle branch heart block
F. acute bacterial food poisoning
G. malnutrition following gastrointestinal surgery
H. skin test for hypersensitivity
I. frequency of urination disturbing sleep