Me2400 Week 1 Assignment

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Having a basic working knowledge of medical coding is important for all career paths in the medical field. This knowledge will assist you in understanding the billing process. The billing process is how the physicians and medical offices receive payment for services provided to patients.

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Questions 70 points

The 8 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.

• Continue coding until all diagnoses have been identified.

1. Locate the main term “Diaper rash” in the Alphabetical Index. List the code you are directed to in the Tabular List:

The code for diaper rash is 691.0

2. To assign a code for a poisoning or an adverse effect, you would refer to this table in the Alphabetic Index:

You would select the e code for the drug from therapeutic use. The index that you would refer to is drugs and chemicals.

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

The code range that it would fall within would be the j00-j99

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

The codes that are used are v codes

5. What is the code range for “External Causes of Morbidity”?

The code range could be from A00.0-T88.9, Z00-Z99

6. What does ICD-10-CM stand for?

ICD-10 stands for International Classification of...