Author Question: ICD-10-CM requires coders to determine the weeks of gestation for pregnant women. Which of the ... (Read 72 times)

debasdf · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

ICD-10-CM requires coders to determine the weeks of gestation for pregnant women. Which of the following is TRUE in regards to the impact this might have on diagnosis abstracting?

a. It will require querying the physician if the documentation is not specific enough.
b. Is has no real impact on the coders, other than the fact that they will need
to find and code the information.
c. Coders will have to develop a new methodology.
d. Both b and c.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a new coding concept in ICD-10-CM?

a. Underdosing of medication is new in ICD-10-CM.
b. There are ICD-10-CM codes to classify blood type.
c. ICD-10-CM codes for diabetes are blended with the codes for manifestations/ complications of diabetes.
d. There are no combination codes in ICD-10-CM.