CODE STRUCTURE

Question 1

DIAGNOSIS CODES ARE BETWEEN HOW MANY CHARACTERS?

Answer 1

3-7

Question 2

CODES CAN BE VERY SPECIFIC

Answer 2

SPECIFITY

Question 3

CODES HAVE LATERALITY

Answer 3

THEY CAN DESCRIBE SPECIFIC SIDE OF ILLNESS ON THE BODY

Question 4

MORE CHARACTERS A CODE HAS THE MORE SPECIFIC IT IS

Question 5

FIRST 3 CHARACTERS OF A CODE IS A CATEG–

Answer 5

CATEGORY CODE
-THE BOSS
ALWAYS CHECK THE BOSS BEFORE PROCEEDING

Question 6

4-6 CHARACTERS ARE SUB–C

Answer 6

SUB CATERGORY CODES

-DESCRIBES ORIGIN OF DISEASE, WHAT CAUSED IT, SIDE OF THE BODY,

Question 7

6-7 CHARACTER

SIMILAR TO 4-6 CHARACTERS

Answer 7

6TH

- MUCH MORE INFO ABOUT THE DISEASE-EXTENSION

Question 8

RED DOT-NEXT TO CHARACTER MEANS “STOP” GO DOWN ONE MORE

Answer 8

RED DOT-STOP-GO DOWN ONE CODE

Question 9

RED DOT W/ NUMBER- NUMBER IS #OF CHARACTERS IT NEEDS

Question 10

CODE WITH 3 CHARACTERS

Answer 10

CATERGORY/BOSS

Question 11

CODE WITH 4-4 CHARACTERS

Answer 11

SUB CATERGORY

Question 12

A CODE WITH 6-7 CHARACTERS

Answer 12

CODE

Question 13

THE RED DOT/BOX TO THE LEFT MEANS WHAT?

Answer 13

DO NOT CODE

Question 14

3 STEPS TO CODING

Answer 14

• MAIN TERM/ALPHABETIC INDEX
• VERIFY/TABULAR LIST
• REVIEW GUIDELINES

Question 15

DEFAULT CODE ( THE CODE LISTED NEXT TO THE MAIN TERM

Answer 15

WHAT IS DEFAULT CODE?