tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 15

PART B SELF-TEST ANSWERS: Check Your Skills Against the Answers to Our Quiz

Determine whether you can ace this testOur quiz was a mixed bag of questions that covered everything from coding to documentation to HIPAA. Read on to determine how you scored. Answer 1: Why Can't We Code Probable Diagnoses? Answer: The ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Sections II.H. and III.C., guidance for -Uncertain Diagnosis-says: If the diagnosis documented at the time of discharge is qualified as -probable,- -suspected,- -likely,- -questionable,- -possible,- or -still to be ruled out,- or other similar terms indicating uncertainty, code the condition as if it existed...

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