When the primary reason for an admission/encounter is chemotherapy, the appropriate __________ for the service is listed first, and the diagnosis or problem for which the service is being performed is listed second.
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Q. 2) E codes are located not only in the Index to External Causes but also in the __________.
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Q. 3) When coding outpatient encounters for diagnostic tests that have been interpreted by a physician, code any __________ or definitive diagnosis(es) documented in the interpretation when or if the final report is available at the time of coding.
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Q. 4) E codes are used to classify external causes, __________, or other conditions that cause an injury or other adverse effect.
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Q. 5) In an outpatient setting, __________ treated on an ongoing basis may be coded and reported as many times as the patient received treatment and care for the condition(s).
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Q. 6) Which code category should not be used when the cause of an injury is suspected to be the result of terrorism?
A) E979
B) E870
C) E992
D) E872
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Q. 7) Abnormal findings from a laboratory test are not coded and reported unless the provider indicates the __________.
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Q. 8) When injuries or poisonings occur, a code from which category should be used to describe the place where the event occurred?
A) E830
B) E842
C) E848
D) E849
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Q. 9) Which of the following statements are false?
A) Chronic disease treated on an ongoing basis should be coded and reported as many times as the patient receives treatment and care for the condition.
B) Probable conditions are coded for inpatient records.
C) When an admission is for treatment of a complication resulting from surgery or other medical care, the reason for the surgery is sequenced as the principal diagnosis.
D) When a symptom is followed by a comparative diagnosis, the symptom code is sequenced first.
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Q. 10) If two or more events cause separate injuries, the first listed E code would be selected based on whether the event was which of the following?
A) a case of child or elder abuse
B) a case of fire
C) the case in which the most serious diagnosis due to assault or accident
D) unlike other diagnosis codes, the sequencing of E codes does not matter
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