Critical ICD 10 Concepts for the Emergency Medicine Coder-Part 7

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True or False: A coder should always code the primary or principal diagnosis last.

True

False

Which of the following are “S” codes used for:

Unspecified body regions.

Indicating the cause of an injury.

Poisoning and other consequences of external causes of injuries.

Which of the following are “T” codes used for:

Specified body regions.

Indicating the cause of an injury.

Injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

True or False: T codes that list the external cause also require an external cause code.

True

False

The seventh character “D” (subsequent encounter) is used when a patient has received routine care during the healing or recovery phase following an injury. Examples would include:

A cast change or adjustment.

A medication adjustment.

A routine follow-up visit.

All the above.

A dislocation and fracture of the same bone would be coded as follows:

As a fracture only.

As a fracture and a dislocation.

As a dislocation only.

As a subluxation.

When coding fractures of finger or toes, coders should:

Code laterality only.

Code the exact fractured digit as well as laterality.

Code only the exact fractured digit.

None of the above

ICD-10 guidelines make a distinction between burns and corrosions. Knowing this, which of the following is true:

Burn codes are for chemical burns and corrosion codes are for thermal burns.

Chemical burns and thermal burns are both coded using burn codes.

Burn codes are for thermal burns and corrosion codes are for chemical burns.

Chemical burns and thermal burns are both coded using corrosion codes.

True or False: When coding injuries, the most serious injury as determined by the treating provider and the focus of treatment, is always sequenced last.

True

False

All poisonings are reported using a minimum of two codes. Given this, which of the following is true:

The Poisoning Column from the Table of Drugs and Chemicals should be used to identify and code the drug first, and the second code should indicate the condition that resulted from the poisoning.

The first and the second codes should be used to indicate whether the poisoning was accidental or intentional.

The first code should indicate the condition that resulted from the poisoning, and the Poisoning Column from the Table of Drugs and Chemicals should be used to identify and code the drug second.

None of the above.