Diagnosis Coding Ch 15 Review

The medical assistant’s role in diagnostic coding is to:

• Assign codes based on physician documentation

• Diagnose patient conditions

• Prescribe medications

• Perform surgical procedures

The history of diagnostic coding began with the development of which classification system?

• ICD (International Classification of Diseases)

• DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)

• CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

• SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine)

The expected benefits of the conversion to ICD-10 include:

• Improved data accuracy and detail

• Reduced healthcare costs only

• Decreased need for medical coding

• Elimination of all medical errors

The organization of the ICD-10-CM manual is best described as:

• Alphabetic Index and Tabular List

• Body Systems and Procedures

• Chapters and Appendices only

• Randomly arranged codes

The purpose of each section of the ICD-10-CM manual is to:

• Provide guidelines for coding and reporting diagnoses.

• List medications and their dosages.

• Describe surgical procedures in detail.

• Explain billing procedures for insurance claims.

What is medical coding?

• The process of assigning alphanumeric characters that represent the diagnoses patients have and services they receive

• The process of billing patients for services

• The process of scheduling appointments

• The process of discharging patients

Diagnosis codes are used to _________.

• identify the reasons that health care services were provided

• track the number of hospital beds available

• record the names of healthcare providers

• schedule patient appointments

Procedure codes are used to _________.

• describe services performed for patients

• identify patient demographics

• record insurance policy numbers

• schedule follow-up appointments

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates the approved code sets for all ________ entities.

• covered

• financial

• educational

• government

Medical codes are used to compile and report statistics regarding ________ status and ________ trends.

• health, health

• financial, economic

• legal, social

• educational, cultural