Author Question: According to the ICD-10-CM OGCR (Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting), an uncertain ... (Read 82 times)

dbose

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 597
According to the ICD-10-CM OGCR (Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting), an uncertain diagnosis that is documented at the time of discharge is coded as if it exists. This guideline applies:
 
  a. only to the inpatient setting.
  b. only to the outpatient setting.
  c. both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
  d. this is not a guideline.

Question 2

ICD-10-CM Chapter 18, Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, NEC contains ill-defined conditions that do NOT fit anywhere else in ICD- 10-CM.
 
  a. True
   b. False


chereeb

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Eating food that has been cooked with poppy seeds may cause you to fail a drug screening test, because the seeds contain enough opiate alkaloids to register as a positive.

Did you know?

The cure for trichomoniasis is easy as long as the patient does not drink alcoholic beverages for 24 hours. Just a single dose of medication is needed to rid the body of the disease. However, without proper precautions, an individual may contract the disease repeatedly. In fact, most people develop trichomoniasis again within three months of their last treatment.

Did you know?

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

Did you know?

Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library