Critical ICD-10 Concepts for the Emergency Medicine Coder

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Which of the following symbols that appears after codes in the alphabetic index is used to indicate that additional characters are required:

A dash (-) on the end of an ICD-10 code is used to indicate that a 7^th character is required and must be added.

True

False

In ICD-10 coding, the 7^th characters A, D, and S stand for which of the following:

Additional, Subsequence, Sequela

Initial, Subsequent, Sequela

Add, Subsequent, Substitute

Add, Subtract, Substitute

In ICD-10 coding, if a 7^th character must be used, then which of the following symbols should be used as a placeholder for any empty characters:

For outpatient coding, which of the following should guide selection of a principal or first-listed diagnosis:

Discharge.

Observation.

The number of ancillary studies and therapeutic interventions that are ordered to evaluate and treat a patient.

The condition that is diagnosed following review and evaluation of the patient’s history, physical exam and the results of any ancillary studies.

For outpatient visits, diagnoses documented as “probable”, “suspected”, “questionable”, “rule out”, or “working diagnosis” should be coded.

True

False

It is acceptable to use unspecified codes for an emergency department visit when:

A definitive diagnosis has been documented by the provider.

Information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code and most accurately reflects what is known about a patient’s condition during the visit.

An infective agent has been confirmed and documented.

Unspecified codes should never be used by emergency medicine coders.

When coding acute and chronic conditions an emergency medicine coder should:

Code the acute (subacute) condition first followed by the chronic condition.

Code the chronic condition first followed by the acute (subacute) condition.

Code just the acute condition.

Code just the chronic condition.

In ICD-10, sequela codes are used to identify which of the following:

An initial encounter.

A subsequent encounter.

A condition produced after the initial phase of an illness or injury has terminated.

A combination code.

The alphabetic index in the ICD-10 coding manual provides the complete list of ICD-10 codes.

True

False

Critical ICD-10 Concepts for the Emergency Medicine Coder – Part 1