Select the appropriate ICD-9-CM procedure code using an ICD-9-CM code book for the statements given in the following questions
Cervical sympathectomy
05.22
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Which of the following is NOT a step in using the ICD-10-CM to identify a diagnosis?
a. Locate the Main Term. b. Perform an Internet search on the Main Term. c. Read the subterms and modifiers. d. Identify the preliminary code(s).
An 89-year-old woamn with dementia who is being cared for by her daughter after a pipe-bomb explosion and exhibits deformity to her left upper arm. As you attempt to splint her arm, she continually screams and pulls away from you. After several attempts, your BEST course of action should be to:
A) have the daughter help apply the splint. B) gently restrain the patient and apply the splint. C) contact advanced life support for assistance. D) transport without a splint and document that splinting was attempted.
The physician sutured a 3 cm x 2 cm superficial laceration of the knee. The wound required routine removal of gravel and dirt. For coding purposes, this would be classified as: ________________
a. simple b. intermediate repair
Prior to the electronic revolution, slander was much more common than libel was
a. True b. False