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Can you code from the alphabetic index?
No, The alphabetic index is to be used to locate the appropriate table.
The medical assistant should never code from the?
Alphabetic Index
What convention in the Alphabetic Index tells you to look elsewhere before assigning a code?
the answer is Cross reference code
What is the code for cecal mass?
Based on this definition: "Cecal mass is a space occupying lesion that involves the first part (cecum) of the colon. It can be benign or cancerous," I would code 568.89. This is the code in the alphabetic index under "lesion, colon." The tabular index does not list "lesion" under this code but it doesn't exclude it, either, so based on the alphabetic index, 568.89 should be acceptable.
What is the icd-9 code for cecal mass?
Based on this definition: "Cecal mass is a space occupying lesion that involves the first part (cecum) of the colon. It can be benign or cancerous," I would code 568.89. This is the code in the alphabetic index under "lesion, colon." The tabular index does not list "lesion" under this code but it doesn't exclude it, either, so based on the alphabetic index, 568.89 should be acceptable.
What are the five steps selecting a correct ICD-9-CM code?
The patients medical records 2-Findout diagnosis code, 3-located code alphabetic in the tabular list 4-Record code for insurance
What is the icd 9 code for hard corn deformity of right little toe?
700. Found in the alphabetic index under Helima.
What is alphabetic check?
ensures that user enters only alphabetic data into the field.
What can all alphabetic writing systems be traced to?
Alphabetic writing systems can be traced back to nature.
What alphabetic letter represents million ie M equals 1000?
the alphabetic letterS are mi
What is the Phoenicians writing system?
It was alphabetic, and was adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and so was the basis for today's alphabets.
What is material code?
Coding is the process of assigning.this is the process of assigning the name to the grouped or specified item and the name can be number,letter number or numeric or alphabetic and numeric
