Question 1

Babies are considered newborn or perinatal for the first ______ days.

Accepted Answer

A)   30
B)   29
C)   28
D)   27E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following letters in the ICD-10-CM is reserved by the World Health Organization to assign new diseases with uncertain etiology?

Accepted Answer

A)   U
B)   X
C)   Y
D)   ZE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The codes for pernicious anemia and a vitamin B12 deficiency are the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A neoplasm or new growth is coded by the site or location of the neoplasm and its behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following terms applies to the period from the last month of pregnancy to 5 months after giving birth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Antepartum
B)   Childbirth
C)   Postpartum
D)   PeripartumE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

How are subterms treated in the alphabetic index to diseases and injury?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bold type
B)   Enclosed in parentheses
C)   Italicized
D)   Indented two spaces under the level of the preceding lineE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following instructions in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another main term may reference additional useful index entries?

Accepted Answer

A)   See
B)   See also
C)   See category
D)   And
E)   Due toF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Burns are coded by

Accepted Answer

A)   site and degree.
B)   the body surface involved.
C)   Both A and B
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The "code first" notation can usually be ignored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The abbreviation that is the equivalent of "unspecified" is __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The abbreviation that is the equivalent of...

Question 11

Main terms appear in bold type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following codes will be used for a patient with a history of myocardial infarction with no symptoms but diagnosed by means of an electrocardiogram?

Accepted Answer

A)   Category I21
B)   Code I25.2
C)   Code I21.3
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 14: Basics of Diagnostic Coding

The abbreviation that is the equivalent of "unspecified" is __________.

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Babies are considered newborn or perinatal for the first ______ days.

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How are subterms treated in the alphabetic index to diseases and injury?

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Which of the following terms applies to the period from the last month of pregnancy to 5 months after giving birth?

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The "code first" notation can usually be ignored.

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The codes for pernicious anemia and a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency are the same.

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Which of the following instructions in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another main term may reference additional useful index entries?

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Which of the following letters in the ICD-10-CM is reserved by the World Health Organization to assign new diseases with uncertain etiology?

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Which of the following codes will be used for a patient with a history of myocardial infarction with no symptoms but diagnosed by means of an electrocardiogram?

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A neoplasm or new growth is coded by the site or location of the neoplasm and its behavior.

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Burns are coded by

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Main terms appear in bold type.

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Exam 14: Basics of Diagnostic Coding

The abbreviation that is the equivalent of "unspecified" is __________.

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Babies are considered newborn or perinatal for the first ______ days.

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How are subterms treated in the alphabetic index to diseases and injury?

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Which of the following terms applies to the period from the last month of pregnancy to 5 months after giving birth?

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The "code first" notation can usually be ignored.

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The codes for pernicious anemia and a vitamin B12 deficiency are the same.

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Which of the following instructions in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another main term may reference additional useful index entries?

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Which of the following letters in the ICD-10-CM is reserved by the World Health Organization to assign new diseases with uncertain etiology?

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Which of the following codes will be used for a patient with a history of myocardial infarction with no symptoms but diagnosed by means of an electrocardiogram?

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A neoplasm or new growth is coded by the site or location of the neoplasm and its behavior.

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Burns are coded by

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Main terms appear in bold type.

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The codes for pernicious anemia and a vitamin B₁₂ deficiency are the same.

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