What range of codes is included in the chapter Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa?
A) H00 to H59
B) H00 to H95
C) H00 to H42
D) H60 to H95
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Q. 2) Coders should NOT apply rules about coding manifestations if ICD-10-CM does NOT list instructional notes or other conventions indicating this relationship.
A) True
B) False
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Q. 3) What should the coder do when there are diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode but have no bearing on the current (inpatient) hospital stay?
A) Code the diagnoses.
B) Do not code the diagnoses.
C) Query the physician to ask if the diagnoses should be coded.
D) None of the above.
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Q. 4) The FIRST step in assigning ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is to search the Tabular List by the condition.
A) True
B) False
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Q. 5) ICD-10-CM Chapter 9 is:
A) diseases of the circulatory system.
B) diseases of the digestive system.
C) external causes of morbidity.
D) diseases of the nervous system.
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Q. 6) Prior to assigning a default code, the coder should do which of the following?
A) Query the physician for a more specific diagnosis.
B) Review all subterms and locate a more specific code if available.
C) Copy the record and send it with the bill to prove a more specific diagnosis was not documented.
D) Review the chart again to see if a more specific diagnosis was overlooked.
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Q. 7) When there is a Code first note and an underlying condition is present the:
A) instructional note (Code first) should be followed.
B) underlying condition should be sequenced first.
C) coder can determine which code to sequence first.
D) no code should be selected.
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Q. 8) When the provider documents that a patient has both an acute and chronic form of the same condition, the sequencing is determined by:
A) the provider.
B) how the Index presents the acute and chronic conditions.
C) the coder.
D) none of the above.
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Q. 9) Verifying a code in the Tabular List is essential for all the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) verifying codes requires cross referencing information at several points, and this will help the coder make sure the correct code has been selected.
B) the Index is not designed to provide full information about how to use the selected code.
C) the Index is not designed to provide full code numbers.
D) there is no need to verify codes in the Tabular List.
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Q. 10) An eponym is:
A) the same as a synonym.
B) the same as an anomaly.
C) named after a person.
D) the study of disease.
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