Ideally, how many digits should the medical biller use when billing with the ICD-9-CM? a. 7 b. 4 ...

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daltonest1984

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on: Jun 27, 2018

Ideally, how many digits should the medical biller use when billing with the ICD-9-CM?

a. 7
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3

Question 2

Once a medical biller has identified the diagnosis, it should be verified by looking in the:

a. medical record.
b. tabular listing.
c. medical dictionary.
d. CPT codes.

ky860224

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Posts: 350

Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b

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