Deck 1: The Rationale for and History of Coding

Question 1

A nomenclature is a system of ____ as used in preferred terminology.

A)diseases
B)procedures
C)conditions
D)names

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following statements follows the AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding?

A)Coders should change codes as requested by the business office for payment.
B)Coders should share personal health information with anyone who asks for it.
C)Coders should assign only codes supported by documentation in the record.
D)It is acceptable for coders to participate in practices that do not follow the official coding guidelines.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Official coding advice is published in the publication ____.

A)Coding Edge
B)AHA Coding Clinic
C)Journal of the American Health Information Management Association
D)In Record Time

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Coded data are used for ____.

A)reimbursement/payment
B)the study of anatomy and physiology
C)determining lab ranges
D)developing a nomenclature

Question 5

The ____ Bills of Mortality in the 17th century was the first attempt to statistically gather data on disease.

A)Paris
B)London
C)France
D)England

Question 6

In a closed system like the ICD-10-CM system,a disease or condition can be classified only in ____ location(s).

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 7

In ICD-10-CM the CM stands for ____.

A)Clinical Modification
B)Centers for Medicaid and Medicare
C)Core Measures
D)Chief Medical Officer

Question 8

All of the following are members of the cooperating parties EXCEPT ____.

A)NCHS
B)AHA
C)AAPC
D)AHIMA

Question 9

Which organization is NOT responsible for the maintenance of ICD-10-CM?

A)National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
B)American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
C)American Hospital Association (AHA)
D)American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

Question 10

Which coding credential requires coders to be familiar with Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC),which are the basis for reimbursement for Medical Advantage plans.

A)CIC
B)CRC
C)CPC
D)CCS-P

Question 11

It is acceptable to share personal information about a patient's medical history with anyone who requests this information.

Question 12

Work for ICD-10-CM began in ____.

A)1963
B)1973
C)1983
D)1993

Question 13

Procedures for processing claim rejections should be included in a coding compliance plan.

Question 14

As explained in the article that appeared in AHIMA by Joette Hanna titled "Constructing a Coding Compliance Plan," several steps must be taken for a coding department to be certain the department is in compliance.Which of the following is NOT one of the steps?

A)Abide by AHIMA's Standards of Ethical Coding
B)Develop coding policies and procedures
C)Conduct coding audits
D)Follow the Coding Clinic Guidelines

Question 15

Compliance officers became part of the healthcare industry as a result of ____.

A)Obamacare
B)OIG findings
C)HIPAA
D)the False Claims Act

Question 16

Nomenclature of diseases was first developed in the United States around ____.

A)1893
B)1958
C)1928
D)1898

Question 17

Which of the following would NOT be studied through the use of ICD-10-CM?

A)Patterns of disease
B)Causes of pregnancy
C)Disease epidemics
D)Causes of mortality

Question 18

Personal health information be shared with ____.

A)those who have a need to know
B)people requesting information on the phone
C)your neighbors
D)all of the above

Question 19

Clinical Modification (CM)was developed in ____ by the United States to more accurately capture morbidity data for study within the United States and operative and diagnostic procedures that were not included in the original publication of ICD.

A)1877
B)1947
C)1977
D)1997

Question 20

The ICD-10-CM classification system is a closed system composed of ____.

A)diseases
B)symptoms
C)injuries
D)all of the above

Question 21

CCS-P stands for Certified Coding Specialist-Pediatric Based.

Question 22

Without the __________ system the comparison of data would be impossible.

Question 23

WHO stands for __________.

Question 24

ICD-10-CM stands for __________.

Question 25

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their abbreviations.
a.American Academy of Professional Coders
b.Certified Coding Specialist
c.American Hospital Association
d.National Center for Health Statistics
e.Registered Health Information Technician
AHA

Question 26

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their abbreviations.
a.American Academy of Professional Coders
b.Certified Coding Specialist
c.American Hospital Association
d.National Center for Health Statistics
e.Registered Health Information Technician
AAPC

Question 27

ICD-10-CM updates contain additional codes,__________ codes,and __________ codes.

Question 28

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their abbreviations.
a.American Academy of Professional Coders
b.Certified Coding Specialist
c.American Hospital Association
d.National Center for Health Statistics
e.Registered Health Information Technician
CCS

Question 29

Coded data are used for only one purpose.

Question 30

Both AHIMA and AAPC have standards for ethical coding.

Question 31

Compliance is defined as acting according to certain accepted standards or,in simple terms,abiding by the rules.

Question 32

ICD-10-CM can be updated _________ times each year.

Question 33

CPC-H stands for Certified Professional Coder-Health Care Based.

Question 34

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their abbreviations.
a.American Academy of Professional Coders
b.Certified Coding Specialist
c.American Hospital Association
d.National Center for Health Statistics
e.Registered Health Information Technician
RHIT

Question 35

To maintain their credentials,coders must earn __________.

Question 36

MATCHING
Match the following terms with their abbreviations.
a.American Academy of Professional Coders
b.Certified Coding Specialist
c.American Hospital Association
d.National Center for Health Statistics
e.Registered Health Information Technician
NCHS

Question 37

Compliance officers and programs are found only in healthcare organizations.

Question 38

The two most well-known professional associations for coders are __________ and __________.

Question 39

HIPAA stands for __________ of 1996.

Question 40

Match each item to one of the following definitions.
a.Has more than 100,000 members and was started in 1981
b.Translating diagnoses and procedures into special alphanumeric characters for the purposes of statistically capturing data
c.Grouping like items together for easy storage and retrieval
d.To maintain credentials,coders must earn these
e.Published by the College of American Pathologists,the most up-to-date system of nomenclature
f.The current coding classification system in use in the United States
Medical coding

Question 41

AHIMA has standards for ethical coding.Name two of these standards and describe why they are important.

Question 42

Match each item to one of the following definitions.
a.Has more than 100,000 members and was started in 1981
b.Translating diagnoses and procedures into special alphanumeric characters for the purposes of statistically capturing data
c.Grouping like items together for easy storage and retrieval
d.To maintain credentials,coders must earn these
e.Published by the College of American Pathologists,the most up-to-date system of nomenclature
f.The current coding classification system in use in the United States
AAPC

Question 43

Match each item to one of the following definitions.
a.Has more than 100,000 members and was started in 1981
b.Translating diagnoses and procedures into special alphanumeric characters for the purposes of statistically capturing data
c.Grouping like items together for easy storage and retrieval
d.To maintain credentials,coders must earn these
e.Published by the College of American Pathologists,the most up-to-date system of nomenclature
f.The current coding classification system in use in the United States
Classification systems

Question 44

Match each item to one of the following definitions.
a.Has more than 100,000 members and was started in 1981
b.Translating diagnoses and procedures into special alphanumeric characters for the purposes of statistically capturing data
c.Grouping like items together for easy storage and retrieval
d.To maintain credentials,coders must earn these
e.Published by the College of American Pathologists,the most up-to-date system of nomenclature
f.The current coding classification system in use in the United States
ICD-10-CM

Question 45

Match each item to one of the following definitions.
a.Has more than 100,000 members and was started in 1981
b.Translating diagnoses and procedures into special alphanumeric characters for the purposes of statistically capturing data
c.Grouping like items together for easy storage and retrieval
d.To maintain credentials,coders must earn these
e.Published by the College of American Pathologists,the most up-to-date system of nomenclature
f.The current coding classification system in use in the United States
Systematized Nomenclatures of Medicine

Question 46

Match each item to one of the following definitions.
a.Has more than 100,000 members and was started in 1981
b.Translating diagnoses and procedures into special alphanumeric characters for the purposes of statistically capturing data
c.Grouping like items together for easy storage and retrieval
d.To maintain credentials,coders must earn these
e.Published by the College of American Pathologists,the most up-to-date system of nomenclature
f.The current coding classification system in use in the United States
Continuing education units (CEUs)

Question 47

Coded data are used for various purposes.List three of these purposes.