Week 4- signs and symptoms and infectious diseases

Clinical tests used to diagnose tuberculosis include chest x-rays, allergy skin tests, and sputum culture are called

ancillary tests

what diagnosis is not reported with code B35.6?

athletes foot

What is a culture and sensitivity test used for?

bacterial infections

In dual-code assignment, two codes appear in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index. The second code is listed in the what form

brackets

Thrush is

candidiasis infection of the tongue

A patient visits the physician office with complaint of chest pain. The physician, after examination, documents the reason for visit as: "Chest pain, probably pleurisy, rule out angina". He refers the patient for tests. According to ambulatory coding rules, which code(s) should be reported on the claim form?

chest pain

staphylo- is used to describe

clusters of bacteria

what terms describe bacterial shapes

cocci, bacilli, and spirillia

Codes for signs and symptoms may be reported in addition to a related definitive diagnosis when the sign and symptom

not routinely associated with the diagnosis

Objective evidence of the patient's disease or condition is based on the examination and test results and as perceived by the examining physician is the definition of

sign

Subjective information about the patient's perceived condition provided to the physician by the patient is the definition of:

symptom

What is athletes foot caused by?

pathogen tinea pedis

"history of esophageal cancer" means

patient no longer has the condition of cancer

When can you code signs or symptoms?

when a definitive diagnosis has not been established by the physician

two forms of fungal infections

yeast and bacterial

A patient is seen in the office with complaint of headache and dizziness. The physician examines the patient and finds no abnormality. He orders a CT scan to be done next week. He signs the patient out as possible inner ear infection, rule out brain tumor. For the office visit, the coder would code:

Headache and dizziness

Can a coder assign abnormal lab findings?

Never code lab reports

meningitis due to Lyme disease.

A69.21

Acute adenoviral follicular conjunctivitis

B30.1

Acute adenoviral follicular conjunctivitis is reported with code(s)

B30.1

To report a code for hepatic capillariasis the coder would report

B83.8

In reviewing a medical record, the coder notes an abnormal laboratory value for potassium and a physician's order for intravenous potassium. The physician did not indicate the reason for the potassium order. How should the coder proceed with coding this record?

Query the physician and ask the clinical significance (reason) for the potassium order

If the patient presents with a symptom that is not integral to a documented definitive diagnosis, then the symptom may be coded. T/F

True

Dual-code assignment is mandatory for all bacterial infections that are not already listed as

combination codes.

yeast infections are caused by

fungi