Medical Terminology & Coding Guidelines Flashcards
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The prefix 'brady-' in a medical term means:
Answer: Slow
Brady- means slow, as in bradycardia (slow heart rate).
Which coding guideline requires a diagnosis to be coded to the highest level of specificity?
Answer: ICD-10-CM Official Guideline Section I.A.3
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines Section I.A.3 requires coding to the highest degree of specificity supported by documentation.
The suffix '-ectomy' indicates:
Answer: Surgical removal
-Ectomy means surgical excision or removal of a body part.
When a patient is admitted for chemotherapy and also receives radiation therapy during the same encounter, which condition is sequenced first?
Answer: The chemotherapy encounter Z code
Per ICD-10-CM guidelines, the encounter for chemotherapy (Z51.11) is the principal diagnosis when it is the reason for the encounter.
The medical term 'dyspnea' means:
Answer: Difficulty breathing
Dyspnea is derived from dys- (difficult) and -pnea (breathing), meaning labored or difficult breathing.
Under ICD-10-CM guidelines, the term 'excludes1' note means:
Answer: The excluded condition is not part of the condition it is excluded from and codes cannot be used together
An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together and the codes cannot be reported together.
The combining form 'hepat/o' refers to which organ?
Answer: Liver
Hepat/o is the combining form for liver, as in hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).