For birth admissions, when an infant is born with a congenital anomaly, the code for the congenital anomaly is sequenced first.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Q. 2) Nonessential modifiers appears in the Alphabetical Index:
a. within brackets b. within parentheses ( )
c. following a colon : d. following a comma ,
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Q. 3) Bilateral primary optic atrophy is reported with code ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 4) If a congenital malformation has been corrected, the code for the malformation is used on subsequent encounters.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Q. 5) In ICD-10-CM a placeholder of ___ is used as a placeholder at certain 6 character codes to allow for future expansion.
a. .- b. A
c. X d. Z
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Q. 6) Pre-op diagnosis: retinal detachment.
Post-op diagnosis: left eye, retinal detachment with giant retinal tear.
Procedure: laser repair of detachment and tear.
The diagnosis code for this case is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 7) When a code assignment specifically identifies a chromosomal abnormality, manifestations that are an inherent component should be coded separately.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Q. 8) The point dash signals to the coder that _____.
a. the code does not contain additional characters
b. the code contains a list of options at a level of specificity past the three-character category
c. the code contains a limited number of characters
d. the code is not fully defined, and an X is used for the character value.
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Q. 9) Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome is reported with code ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Q. 10) When a deformation does not have a unique code assignment, assign an additional code for any manifestation that may be present.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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