If a perinate is documented as having sepsis without documentation of congenital or acquired, the default is congenital, and a code from category P36 should be assigned.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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Damage to peripheral nerves is known as:

a. Neuropathy b. Spasticity c. Paralysis

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The data collected for use in the strategic plan should be largely based on:

a. Opinion. b. Facts and relevance. c. Assumption. d. Guesses.

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A charge master contains a hospital's list of all of the following except

A. charges. B. services. C. staff. D. codes.

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The following questions will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence. Patty Patient presents for a needle biopsy of the pancreas. This procedure code would be __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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