Question: Per the lecture information and guideline information students were required to review, a hemiparesis requires a code
Question: If a dietician documents a patient's BMI of 38, the coder can indicate the patient as obese.
Question: The "NOTE" included on the first page of Chapter 16 in the tabular list indicates
Question: The documentation by the nurse indicates a stage 1 pressure ulcer. The provider's documentation indicates a stage 2 pressure ulcer. Which is correct?
Question: A code with a blue box next to it with "7th" and a checkmark listed inside the box means the code is not used in facilities.
Question: A Chapter NOTE included prior to code selections indicates the NOTE is a reminder for every code in that chapter.
Question: Guideline I.B.14 is
Question: According to the lecture, which icon in the ICD-10-CM coding manual could potentially increase the reimbursement for a patient's stay?
Question: A patient is seen in the office for fever, chest pain, and cough. The provider says the patient probably has pneumonia and is sending them to the radiologist for a chest x-ray. Using Section I, II, III and IV guidelines, the coder reports
Question: If a patient is discharged from the hospital and the provider indicated the patient "likely had a kidney infection", which guideline indicates the coder can use a kidney infection diagnosis to report as the principal diagnosis for the patient's inpatient hospital stay?
