Describe the process of locating an ICD-10-CM code
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The process is the same as with ICD-9 in that the coder must first locate the term in the alphabetic index and then verify the code in the tabular list. In assigning the code, all relevant notations in both the alphabetic index and the tabular list must be read and considered to determine if any apply to the circumstances being reported.
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The term "three-way match" refers to patient identification by means of:
A. stated name must match the requisition and the bed label. B. three forms of computerized identification. C. stated name must match the requisition and the armband. D. three forms of paper identification.
Material for a CSF specimen is collected from what area?
a. mouth b. throat c. lungs and bronchial tubes d. pharynx e. spinal canal
Quotes from the men interviewed by sociologist Loic Wacquant suggest that participation in professional boxing is best understood in terms of
A. broken families and absent fathers. B. the large salaries made by nearly all professional boxers. C. the social context in which people make choices about their lives. D. the personalities of those who choose to box.
More than 46 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 are participating in youth sports throughout the United States.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)