Question

Where should you begin to look up the code in the coding manual?     (Click to select)  Index to External Causes of Injuries  Index to Diseases and Injuries  Table of Neoplasms  Table of Drugs and Chemicals  Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

What is the key term?     (Click to select)  Thrombopenia  Thrombocytosis  Thrombocytopenia  Thrombophilia

What type?     (Click to select)  Primary  Essential  Heparin-induced  Secondary

Do any of the following apply to the condition?     (Click to select)  Acute  Chronic  Recurrent  None of these

Begin to code the encounter. Did you verify the code in the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

Is there a Code first notation?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

If so, does the Code first note apply to the case study?     (Click to select)  Yes  No  No Code first note

Is there a Code also notation?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

If so, does the Code also note apply to the case study?     (Click to select)  Yes  No  No Code also note

Is there a Use additional code notation?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

If so, does the Use additional code note apply to the case study?     (Click to select)  Yes  No  No Use additional code note

Is there an Includes notation?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

If so, does the Includes note help to clarify?     (Click to select)  Yes  No  No Includes note

Is there an Excludes 1 notation?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

If so, does the Excludes 1 note apply to the case study?     (Click to select)  Yes  No  No Excludes 1 note

Is there an Excludes 2 notation?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

If so, does the Excludes 2 note apply to the case study?     (Click to select)  Yes  No  No Excludes 2 note

Is there a symbol indicating additional characters are required?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

Do you need to use the placeholder “X”?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

Did you code to the highest level of specificity?     (Click to select)  Yes  No

What is the correct diagnosis code?

Answer 1

1. We should look at the Tabular list of disease and injuries in the coding manual .

2. The key term is thrombocytopenia ,it is the decrease in the number of platelets

3. Type of thrombocytopenia is secondary due to any disease ,as on of the sign and symptoms

4. Yes acute

5. Yes ,I verified the code in the Tabular list of disease and injuries

The correct diagnosis code is D69.6