Ch. 5 Review Quiz

The National Centers for Heath Statistics is responsible for updating the diagnosis classification of ICD-9-CM.

Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM is not part of the international version of ICD-9 and is used only in the United States.

V Codes and E codes are referred to as supplementary classifications in ICD-9-CM.

The third volume of ICD-9-CM contains the tabular and alphabetic losts of diseases.

ICD-10 is used in the United States for mornidity reporting

The international classification of diseases for oncology third edition is a system used for classifying incidenses of benign disease.

CPT is a comprehensive descriptive listing of terms and codes for reporting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and medical services

HCPCS codes are made up of CPT and Level II (national) codes

The APA developed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a tool for standardizing the diagnostic process for patients with psychiatric disorders.

AHIMA has developed Standrards of Ethical Coding.

An encoder is a tool that aids coders in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes.

I need to confirm the patient's principal diagnosis for the chart U am coding. How should I do this?

The degree to which codes accurately reflect the patient's diagnoses and procedures:

I work at a substance abuse center. What system should I use to code diagnoses?

Standardized vocabulary is needed to:

I need to code an ambulatory record but the procedure code I need is not in the CPT manaual. How do i code it?

Which of the following would be an argrument for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS?

Which of the following would be classified in ICD-9-CM with an E-code?

Which of the following is a goal of ICD-10-PCS?