WGU D254 Introduction to Medical Coding
Questions and Answers latest 2023
What is the definition of the term ethics? -
Ans A set of moral principles or values
Which would be an example of technology colliding with ethical issues? -
Ans - contact tracing
-Hipaa contact tracing
Which of the following are examples of population health date that might be
collected? -
Ans epidemiological data
Big data -
Ans refers to the proliferate of digital info in the modern age
Which of the following would be an example of pt autonomy? -
Ans a pt is given the ability to make their own medical decisions.
Non-maleficence -
Ans do no harm
justice -
Ans give fairly
benficence -
Ans give equitably
autonomy -
Ans give freedom
Covered entities -
Ans Physician office, Hospitals, insurance companies
HIPAA regualtes -
Ans pt privacy and security
CMS regulates -
Ans Medicare and Medicaid services
Who publishes? -
Ans ICD-10-cm codes
Office of Civil Rights (OCR) -
Ans where a pt would file a complaint for most ethical violations.
, Which activities would be classified as monitoring? -
Ans Ensuring policies and procedures are being followed
DRG -
Ans diagnosis-related group
Auditing -
Ans taking a sample of charts and reviewing them for coding accuracy
Upcoding -
Ans assigns a diagnosis or procedure that costs more or has a higher rate of
reimbursement than medically necessary
A modifier includes 2 digits that are appended to a code to provide additional
information. -
Ans
What should a coder do if the documentation is incomplete? -
Ans Check to make sure there isn't information that still needs filed, if still
incomplete write the physician a query
The main term -
Ans is the term used to begin looking a code up in the index.
Subterms -
Ans describes the main term and are looked up secondarily.
non-essential terms -
Ans are used in ICD-10-cm only
When looking at the code in the tabular which items should be checked? -
Ans The coding notes and guidelines
Where should a coder never code directly from? -
Ans The alphabetic index
ICD-10-CM -
Ans contains a letter a number and a decimal point
ICD-10-PCS codes -
Ans contains letters and numbers
HCPCS Level II codes -
Ans contain a letter at the beginning and then numbers
C codes -
Ans are temporary codes
How many digits does a HCPCS Level ii code have? -
Ans 5
Questions and Answers latest 2023
What is the definition of the term ethics? -
Ans A set of moral principles or values
Which would be an example of technology colliding with ethical issues? -
Ans - contact tracing
-Hipaa contact tracing
Which of the following are examples of population health date that might be
collected? -
Ans epidemiological data
Big data -
Ans refers to the proliferate of digital info in the modern age
Which of the following would be an example of pt autonomy? -
Ans a pt is given the ability to make their own medical decisions.
Non-maleficence -
Ans do no harm
justice -
Ans give fairly
benficence -
Ans give equitably
autonomy -
Ans give freedom
Covered entities -
Ans Physician office, Hospitals, insurance companies
HIPAA regualtes -
Ans pt privacy and security
CMS regulates -
Ans Medicare and Medicaid services
Who publishes? -
Ans ICD-10-cm codes
Office of Civil Rights (OCR) -
Ans where a pt would file a complaint for most ethical violations.
, Which activities would be classified as monitoring? -
Ans Ensuring policies and procedures are being followed
DRG -
Ans diagnosis-related group
Auditing -
Ans taking a sample of charts and reviewing them for coding accuracy
Upcoding -
Ans assigns a diagnosis or procedure that costs more or has a higher rate of
reimbursement than medically necessary
A modifier includes 2 digits that are appended to a code to provide additional
information. -
Ans
What should a coder do if the documentation is incomplete? -
Ans Check to make sure there isn't information that still needs filed, if still
incomplete write the physician a query
The main term -
Ans is the term used to begin looking a code up in the index.
Subterms -
Ans describes the main term and are looked up secondarily.
non-essential terms -
Ans are used in ICD-10-cm only
When looking at the code in the tabular which items should be checked? -
Ans The coding notes and guidelines
Where should a coder never code directly from? -
Ans The alphabetic index
ICD-10-CM -
Ans contains a letter a number and a decimal point
ICD-10-PCS codes -
Ans contains letters and numbers
HCPCS Level II codes -
Ans contain a letter at the beginning and then numbers
C codes -
Ans are temporary codes
How many digits does a HCPCS Level ii code have? -
Ans 5
