2022 OUTPATIENT CODING ICD-10-
CM/CPT/HCPCS (Domain 1)
Encounter and Visit are often used interchangeably in describing ____________ - ✔✔Outpatient Service
(Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Se
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2022 OUTPATIENT CODING ICD-10-
CM/CPT/HCPCS (Domain 1)
Encounter and Visit are often used interchangeably in describing ____________ - ✔✔Outpatient Service
(Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services)
In the outpatient setting, the term _______diagnosis is used in lieu of principal diagnosis. - ✔✔FirstListed
(Selection of first-listed condition)
In determining the first-listed diagnosis the coding conventions of ICD-10-CM, as well as the general and
disease specific guidelines take precedence over ______ - ✔✔Outpatient guidelines.
(Selection of first-listed condition)
_________often are not established at the time of the initial encounter/visit. - ✔✔Diagnoses
(Selection of first-listed condition)
Begin the search for the correct code through the Alphabetic Index. Never begin searching initially in the
Tabular List ______________ - ✔✔Alphabetic Index
Tabular List
(Selection of first-listed condition)
Codes that describe symptoms and signs, are _______ when a diagnosis has not been established
(confirmed) by the provider - ✔✔acceptable
(Selection of first-listed condition)
When a patient presents for outpatient surgery (same day surgery), code the reason for the surgery as
___________ even if the surgery is not performed due to a contraindication. - ✔✔The first-listed
diagnosis (reason for the encounter),
(Outpatient Surgery & observation)When a patient is admitted for observation for a medical condition, assign a code for the medical
condition as _____ - ✔✔First-Listed diagnosis.
(Outpatient Surgery & observation)
When a patient presents for outpatient surgery and develops complications requiring admission to
observation, code ___________ as the first listed diagnosis, followed by codes for the complications as
__ diagnoses. - ✔✔The reason for the surgery;
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