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The National Centers for Heath Statistics is responsible for updating the diagnosis classification of ICD-9-CM.
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Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM is not part of the international version of ICD-9 and is used only in the United States.
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V Codes and E codes are referred to as supplementary classifications in ICD-9-CM.
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The third volume of ICD-9-CM contains the tabular and alphabetic losts of diseases.
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ICD-10 is used in the United States for mornidity reporting
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The international classification of diseases for oncology third edition is a system used for classifying incidenses of benign disease.
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CPT is a comprehensive descriptive listing of terms and codes for reporting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and medical services
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HCPCS codes are made up of CPT and Level II (national) codes
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The APA developed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a tool for standardizing the diagnostic process for patients with psychiatric disorders.
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AHIMA has developed Standrards of Ethical Coding.
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An encoder is a tool that aids coders in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes.
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I need to confirm the patient's principal diagnosis for the chart U am coding. How should I do this?
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Call attending physician
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Review documents such as the discharge summary
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Have attending physician certify diagnoses
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Refer it to a physician advisor
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The degree to which codes accurately reflect the patient's diagnoses and procedures:
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Timeliness
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Completeness
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Validity
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Reliability
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I work at a substance abuse center. What system should I use to code diagnoses?
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ICD-9-CM
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ICD-10_CM
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CPT
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DSM-IV-TR
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Standardized vocabulary is needed to:
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Facilitate the indexing, storage. and destruction of patient information in a EHR
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Facilitate the indexing, storage, and retrival of patient information in an EHR
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Group like diseases together for the purpose of reimbursement
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Record care provided by nurses
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I need to code an ambulatory record but the procedure code I need is not in the CPT manaual. How do i code it?
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ICD-10-CM
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HCPCS level II codes
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ICD-10-PCS codes
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ICD-9-CM procedure codes
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Which of the following would be an argrument for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS?
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Coders have to be retrained
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MS-DRGS would have to be updated to accommodate the new codes
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More detail in the code
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ICD-10-CM contains diagnosis and procedure codes unlike ICD-9-CM
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Which of the following would be classified in ICD-9-CM with an E-code?
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Which of the following is a goal of ICD-10-PCS?
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Reduce inconsistency due to overlapping of terms
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Eliminate need to communicate with physicians
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Assign diagnosis codes
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Assign diagnosis and procedure codes