Question

Relate the concept of Diagnostic Coding and importance in the Medical Field.

Differences between Inpatient versus Outpatient Coding and the uses

Characteristics and importance of The Diagnosis CODEBOOK

Important and characteristics of Tubular list of diseases.

Briefly describe the concept and organization of the Alphabetic Index to Diseases

Relate the characteristics of Inpatient Coding

Importance and Characteristics of Coding Suspected Conditions

Enumerate the Documentation Requirements in the patient's record at the time of the service

The future of Diagnostic Coding and the Tenth Revision ( 2 points(

Answer 1

Relate concept and importantance:

1. Each code consist of series of letter and numerics represents specific diagnosis, symptoms and treatment.

2. Medical codes helps to identify diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of patients with in health professional.

3. This coding highly helpful in insurance department.

Inpatient versus our patient coding:

1. Inpatient code uses the ICD 10

2. Outpatient code uses CPT and HCPCS level II coding

3. Inpatient code represents the diagnosis, length of hospital stay principal diagnosis and secondary diagnosis.

4. Outpatient code focus on date of services with primary diagnosis and associated problems

Code book:

1. Its written description of disease, diagnosis and treatment in a code form.

2. It improve the communication among health team.

3. Its useful in medical billing

4. It is important facet to health care industry.

Tabular list of disease:

1. ICD 10 codes and description are afraid in numerically in tabular list of diseases 21 separate chapter based on diagnosis and treatment.

2. Chapter 20 deals with external cause of morbidity

3. Chapter 21 deals with factors affecting health status.

Alphabet index to disease:

1. List of injuries and disease are alphabically Arranged with appropriate coding system.

It has 2 index

Index 1 is dealing with injuries and disease

Index 2 is for external cause

Inpatient coding:

1. Diagnosis

2. Secondary diagnosis and associated problems

3. Diagnostic test

Future diagnosis coding:

1. One difference:

Exclude notes: if medical documents supports both medical conditions then both are coded.