Chapter 2:: Valid Codes Flashcards
Why the Tubular List is organized into blocks of three-character categories?
To form the foundation of the code.
Categories can divide into?
Four-, five-, or six,-character subcategories.
Subcategories provide more information about?
The disease or condition.
Each additional level of subcategory is indented further than?
The one above it.
Codes in ICD-10-CM may include how many alphanumeric characteristics?
Up to 7.
In order to be a valid code, the code must be assigned at?
The highest level of specificity.
What does the highest level of specificity means?
if a four-, five-, six-, or seven-character code is available, you assign the highest-level code.
Does a decimal point always precedes a fourth digit?
Yes.
What is the category code of K21.0 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease [with esophagitis]
Subcategories.
What is the category code of K21.00 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis [without bleeding]
Highest specificity.
What is the category code of K21.00 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis [with bleeding]
Highest specificity.
