D521 med coding Test Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
CPT codes
billing codes for medical, surgical and diagnostic services of physicians
SOAP notes
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
principal procedure
The main service performed for the condition listed as the principal diagnosis for a
hospital inpatient.
brackets
enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases
parantheses
enclose supplementary words
colon
after an incomplete term that needs one or more words to make it assignable
NEC
not elsewhere classified, other specified
NOS
not otherwise specified, unspecified, insufficient to assign more specific code
And
, either and or
with
associated with or due to
see
another term must be referenced
see also
Note in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index that indicates additional information is available
that may provide an additional diagnostic code
code first
Note in the Tabular List written in italics requiring the underlying disease if reported first.
7
how many characters does ICD-10-PCS always have
nosology
the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of diseases.
Diagnosis
identification of a disease
morbidity
incidence of a specific notifiable disease
mortality
the state of being subject to death
Comorbidity
The coexistence of two or more disorders.
Detailed Verified Answers
CPT codes
billing codes for medical, surgical and diagnostic services of physicians
SOAP notes
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
principal procedure
The main service performed for the condition listed as the principal diagnosis for a
hospital inpatient.
brackets
enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases
parantheses
enclose supplementary words
colon
after an incomplete term that needs one or more words to make it assignable
NEC
not elsewhere classified, other specified
NOS
not otherwise specified, unspecified, insufficient to assign more specific code
And
, either and or
with
associated with or due to
see
another term must be referenced
see also
Note in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index that indicates additional information is available
that may provide an additional diagnostic code
code first
Note in the Tabular List written in italics requiring the underlying disease if reported first.
7
how many characters does ICD-10-PCS always have
nosology
the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of diseases.
Diagnosis
identification of a disease
morbidity
incidence of a specific notifiable disease
mortality
the state of being subject to death
Comorbidity
The coexistence of two or more disorders.
