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ICD9 Overview
Overview of ICD-9-CM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ICD-9-CM codes are used to translate verbal or narrative descriptions into numeric designations. | True |
| The symbol that instructs you to use an additional ICD-9-CM code in all manuals is a plus symbol (+) | |
| The "Includes" notes further defince or provide examples to clarify assignment. | True |
| In ICD-9-CM coding, the words "and" and "with" have similar meaning. | False |
| Excludes notes are informational only and not necessary for coding purposes. | False |
| Italicized type codes cannot be assigned as a first-listed diagnosis, because they always are listed after another code | True |
| Eponyms can describe syndromes named for a person | |
| There are three types of cross-references in ICD-9-CM --see, see also, see category. | True |
| Main terms in the Alphabetic Index are in bold type, and subterms are indented under the main term two spaces to the right | True |
| All ICD-9-CM codes require a minimum of four digits | |
| The acronym ICD-9-CM means | International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification |
| The three volumes of ICD-9-CM are | Volume 1-Diseases: Tabular List, Volume 2-Diseases: Alphabetic Index, Volume 3-Procedures: Tabular List and Alphabetic Index |
| E codes are used to report | external causes of injury and poisoning |
| V codes are located in | Volume 1, ICD-9-CM |
| Symbols, abbreviations, punctuations, and notations in ICD-9-CM are termed | conventions |
| NEC is the acronym for | Not Elsewhere Classifiable |
| ICD-9-CM codes are translate the ________ of services provided from verbal and narrative descriptions to nationally accepted reporting standards. | Medical necessity |
| In ICD-9-CM, NOS means | Not Otherwise Specified |
| Words contained withing the brackets "[]" provide the coder with | synonyms, alternative wording, explanatory phrases |
| The colon ":" in the Tabular List indicates the | terms below complete the term to make it assignable to a given |
| A symbol used to denote all exclusion notes and to identify those codes that are not usually sequenced as the first-listed diagnosis is the | italicized type |
| In the Alphabetic Index of Volume 2, ICD-9-CM, nonessential modifiers are | terms enclosed in parentheses that have no effect on the selection of the code listed for the main term |
| Codes that have mandatory fifth digits are codes that | always require a fifth digit to fully describe them |
| All ICD-9-CM codes must be supported by | physcian documentation in the medical record |
| ICD-9-CM contains _______ active appendicies in the Tabular List of Volume 1. | 4 |
| The glossary of Mental Disorders used to be listed in | Appendix B |
| The ICD-9-CM manual was developed based on a text by what organization | World Health Oraganization |
| Another name for the Supplementary Classification of Factors Influencing Health Status and COntact with Health Services is | V codes |
| What organization, in conjunction with the National Centers for Health Statistics, is responsible for maintenance of the diagnosis classifications of ICD-9-CM, Volume 3 | Department of Health and Human Services |
| 524.01 | subclassification |
| 723.0 | subcategory |
| 777.1 | subcategory |
| 436 | category |
| 727.66 | subclassification |
| 51.10 | procedure code |
| 486 | diagnosis code |
| 250.00 | diagnosis code |
| 59.19 | procedure code |
| What other term does the Alphabetic Index, Volume 2, instruct you to check for under Petit's disease | Hernia, lumbar |
| Why would a benign neoplasm of nose cartilage not be coded to category 213 | Code 213 is for malignant neoplasms |
| Auditory neuritis | nueritis |
| Gouty nephropathy | nephropathy |
| Fractured clavicle | fracture |
| Paget's disease | Paget's |
| Cluster headache | headache |
| Urinary retention | retention |
| Acute pneumonia | pneumonia |
| Pitting edema | edema |
| Knee pain | pain |
| Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM manual is also known as the _________ Index | alphabet |
| _________ codes are used to report external causes of injury or poisoning | E |
| Hospitals use Volume __ of the ICD-9-CM manual to report services provided to inpatients | 3 |
| An incomplete term that needs one of the modifiers to make a code assignable | : |
| Used in Volume 2 to enclose the disease codes that are recorded with the code they are listed with | slanted [] |
| Typeface used for all codes and titles in Volume 1 | Bold type |
| Information is not available to code to a more specific category | NEC |
| Encloses synonyms, alternative words, or explanatory phrases | [ ] |
| Equals unspecified | NOS |
| Typeface used for all exclusion notes and codes that are never listed first | Italics |
| Located under the main terms and indented to the right | Subterms |
| Appears under a three-digit code title to further define or explain category content | Includes |
| Encloses supplementary workds and does not affect the code | () |
| Indicates terms that are to be coded elsewhere | Excludes |
| Synchronous means | occuring at the same time |
| Terms in parentheses that are nonessential | Modifiers |
| Explicit direction to look elsewhere | See |
| Follows terms to define and give instruction | Notes |
| Directs coder to look under another term since all information is not under term | See also |
| Directs coder to Volume 1 for important information | See category |
| Disease/syndrome names for a person | Eponym |
| Volume 3 is primarily used by which facility | hospitals |
| Volume 3 is used to code what type of procedures | surgical, therapuetic, and diagnostic |
| The location of the Includes and Excludes notes has no bearing on the code section | False |
| Use of fourth and fifth digits, if available, is mandatory | True |
| Appendix D-Classification of Industrial Accidents According to Agency- was deleted October 1, 2004 | False |
| Four-digit codes are referred to as subcategory codes in Volume 1 | True |
| Alcohol gastritis | Essential |
| Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis | Nonessential |
| Salmonella gastroenteritis | Essential |
| Obstructive cardiomyopathy | Nonessential |
| Ischemic cardiomyopathy | Essential |
| Code for patient with pneumonia due to thyphoid fever | 002.0, 484.8 |
| Code for patient with arthropathy due to uncerative colitis | 556.9, 713.1 |
| Code for patient with hepatitis due to infectious mononucleosis | 075, 573.1 |
| Is septicemia due to anthrax assigned code 038.8, if not whats the code | No, 022.3 |
| Is congenital pneumonia assigned code 771.2 if not whats the code | No, 770.0 |
| Is acute mesenteric lymphadenitis assigned code 683 if not whats the code | No, 289.2 |
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