What is the title of the first section of the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting?

A) "Diagnostic Coding and Reporting for Outpatient Services"
B) "Conventions, General Coding Guidelines, and Chapter-Specific Guidelines"
C) "Selection of Principal Diagnosis(es) for Inpatient, Short-Term Care, Acute Care, and Long-Term Care Hospital Records"
D) "Reporting Additional Diagnoses for Inpatient, Short-Term Care, Acute Care, and Long-Term Care Hospital Records"


B

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

What does a patient's financial information include?

What will be an ideal response?

Health Professions

Removal of infusion device from right shoulder joint, open approach

A) 0RPC08Z B) 0RPF0JZ C) 0RPG44Z D) 0RPJ03Z

Health Professions

High doses of progesterone suppress which of the following organs to prevent ovulation?

A) ovary B) pituitary gland C) adrenal cortex D) breast

Health Professions

Which one of the following statements about different musculoskeletal injuries is TRUE?

A) A sprain is an injury to a joint with possible damage to or tearing of ligaments. B) A dislocation occurs when the bone within a joint is broken. C) A fracture occurs when a tendon connecting muscle to a bone is overstretched and injured. D) Strains are injuries that occur to ligaments and the joints to which they are attached.

Health Professions