When coding an illness caused by a disease, if the disease is classified elsewhere (such as in manifestation and etiology codes), in what sequence should the codes be listed?
A) etiology code is first listed
B) manifestation code is first listed
C) it doesn't matter
D) only a combination code should be used
A
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A. Health maintenance organization B. Hospice C. Liability D. Medicaid
When providing information about diabetes to a group of Emergency Medical Responders, you would tell them that it is a disease:
A) In which the body cannot turn carbohydrates into sugar B) In which the patient's blood sugar will suddenly drop C) That always requires insulin to be injected into the body D) In which the pancreas fails to produce the proper amount of insulin
A coder's first step in the reimbursement process is:
A) registering the patient. B) reading and understanding the physician's documentation. C) filling out a claim form. D) calling the insurance carrier.
Which of the following BEST reflects an "expanded problem-focused 1995 physical examination"?
a. Documentation of between five and seven organ systems and/or body areas that have been examined by the clinician b. Documentation of one organ system or body area that has been examined by the clinician c. Documentation of between two and four organ systems and/or body areas that have been examined by the clinician d. Documentation of eight or more organ systems OR body areas that have been examined by the clinician