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Take-down colostomy (V code, principal diagnosis) |
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Take down colostomy procedure code |
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If a physician only documents peptic ulcer but does not specify the site, what should you do?
a) Assum the ulcer is in the stomach
b) assume the ulcr is in the duodenum
c) look in the record to find the exact location of the ulcer
d) query the physician |
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GI bleed, not specified |
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| T or F: If there is evidence of a GI bleed but no active bleeding, you can't code "with GI bleed" |
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False
Bleeding was reason for examination |
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| another name for lower endoscopy |
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| esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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| another name for upper endoscopy |
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| dark blood in stool often associated with upper GI bleeding |
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| bright red blood per rectum, fresh blood--possibly fro hemorrhoids--associated with lower GI bleeding |
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| another name for guaiac test |
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| What does a guaiac test detect? |
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| chemical that reacts with small traces of blood not readily seen in the stool |
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GI bleeding secondary to colon polps |
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Acute blood loss anemia |
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Chronic blood loss anemia |
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| inflammation of the esophagus |
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| specific type of esophagitis associated with GERD and/or hiatal hernias, in which the stomach protrudes through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm |
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| a muscle that separates the abdominal and chest cavities and aids in breathing |
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Esophagitis, unspecified |
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Esophagitis, specified |
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Candidal esophagitis |
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Tuberculosis esophagitis where tubercle bacilli was found in sputum by microscopy |
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| The fourth digit for gastritis determines what? |
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| if it is acute or chronic |
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| The fifth digit for gastritis determines what? |
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| if there is an associated hemorrhage |
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Acute gastritis with hemorrhage |
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Duodenitis with hemorrage
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Gastroduodentitis with hemorrhage |
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| What does GERD stand for? |
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| solid foods and liquids, along with hydrochloric acid, reflux from the stomach into the esophagus |
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| associated with GERD, causes an epigastric burning sensation |
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease that has progressed to reflux esophagitis |
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530.11
You only code for reflux esophagitis |
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| organ that is a reservoir for bile |
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| first part of small intestine |
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| a digestive enzyme that travels through the biliary ducts to enter the duodenum where it helps to break down and absorb fat |
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| duct that leads from the liver |
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| duct that leads from the gallbladder |
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| duct that leads from the pancreas to the duodenum |
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| duct that both common hepatic duct and cystic duct empty into and joins the pancreatic duct as it enters the duodenum |
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| inflammation of the gallbladder, a commonly coded disease |
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| sharp pain associated with gallstones |
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| excision of the gallbladder |
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| incision and exploration into the common bile duct to remove stones |
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Cholecystecomy performed by open incision |
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Cholecystecomy performed by a laparoscopic technique |
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| What are two reasons why laparoscopic procedures are being performed? |
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| less invasive, shortened recovery time |
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| If a cholecystectomy is changed from a laparoscopic to an open procedure, you code the ________ procedure and add the code V64.41 |
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