ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes contain 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 characters, and disease codes with three characters are included in ICD-10-CM as the heading of a __________ of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh characters to provide greater specificity

a. category
b. chapter
c. character
d. classification


a

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When using the SOAP method, information describing the strategy for treatment is documented in the ______________ section

a. Assessment b. Plan c. Subjective d. Objective

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A company that receives claims from providers, audits them, and forwards them on to insurance carriers is a(n):

billing service. independent auditing firm. clearinghouse. third-party administrator.

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On the tooth, the ____________ refers to where the proximal side of two teeth come together and touch (mesial of one and distal of the other)

a. incisal b. furcation c. contact d. gingival-third

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When the pacemaker delivers ventricular pacing, the pacing spike is followed by a wide QRS complex, which looks similar to which of the following?

A. Atrial fibrillation B. Left bundle branch block C. Right bundle branch block D. First-degree AV block

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