Question: Guidelines from chapter 5 for dementia indicate which is false for a coder when coding this diagnosis:
Question: Guidelines from Chapter 6 indicate if a patient is monoplegic and the provider indicates the left side is affected but not if the patient is left-handed dominant or right, a coder would
Question: Continuing with our left-side affected monoplegic example: our patient has monoplegia of the left arm. The provider did not indicate if the patient is right-hand or left-hand dominant. The coder would first use which term to look up this encounter in the alphabetic index?
Question: Which code is provided in the alphabetic index for our patient with monoplegia of the left arm?
Question: Referencing the guidelines to provide additional direction, what is the full code from the tabular list the coder would assign for this encounter based upon the information provided of monoplegia of left arm?
Question: A patient with left hip osteoarthritis had a hip replacement done. When the patient awakens in recovery they indicate they are having a lot of pain in the left hip. How would the coder code this information?
Question: Elizabeth Taylor is experiencing chronic lumbar pain that radiates for six months now. Medication does not help. She receives an epidural injection for pain management by an anesthesiologist. Referencing Chapter 6 guidelines, how would the coder submit the claim for the provider?
Question: Which term would a coder reference in the alphabetic index for long-term use of insulin?
