Coding

Week 1 Assignment

The 7 Steps for correct ICD coding

• Identify all terms in the diagnosis

• Locate each main term in the Alphabetic Index.

• Refer to any subterms indented under the main term.

• Follow cross-reference instructions if the needed code is not located under the first main entry consulted.

• Verify the code in the Tabular List.

• Read and be guided by any instructional terms in the Tabular List.

• Assign codes to the highest level of specificity.

1. In Volume 2 (the Alphabetical Index), the main term “Diaper rash” directs you to refer to this code in the Tabular List (Volume 1): ____691.0_____

2. To assign a code for a poisoning or adverse effect, you would refer to this table: _Ch. 17 Table E

3. A diagnosis for a condition or disease of the Respiratory System would fall within this code range: _460-510

4. These types of codes are used to identify “Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Service”: __V01-V91

5. These types of codes are used to identify “External Causes of Injury and Poisoning”: E000-E999

6. What does ICD-9-CM stand for? International Classification of Disease -9th Revision Clinical Modification

7. Is code 282.42 a category, subcategory, or subclassification? Category

8. Is code 986 a category, subcategory, or subclassification? Category

9. Is code 422.0 a category, subcategory, or subclassification? Subclassification

10. Is code 806.60 a category, subcategory, or subclassification? Subcategory

11. Provide the correct description for code 070.43 from the tabular list. Hepatitis E with Hepatic Coma

12. Provide the correct description for code 274.11 from the tabular list. Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis

13. Provide the correct description for code 348.1 from the tabular list. Anoxic Brain Damage

14. Provide the correct description for code V69.4 from the tabular list. Lack of Adequate Sleep

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