Question: When coding the diagnostic statement “sarcoidosis of the skin of the right upper extremity” the main term to reference is:

Answer: sarcoidosis

Question: The main term in the diagnostic statement “premature rupture of membranes” is

Answer: rupture

Question: For the statement “ovarian androgen hormone hypersecretion” the main term to reference in the Index is ________ .

Answer: hypersecretion

Question: For the statement “oligospermia due to efferent duct obstruction” the main term to reference in the Index is ________ .

Answer: oligospermia

Question: For the statement “intestinal obstruction due to meconium in mucoviscidosis of newborn” the main term to reference in the Index is ________ .

Answer: mucoviscidosis, meconium or obstruction

Question: For the statement “acute antitubular basement membrane nephritis” the main term to reference in the Index is ________ .

Answer: nephritis

Question: A complete listing of diagnoses for inpatients is typically recorded on the ________ .

Answer: Face Sheet

Question: In the Index the primary arrangement for diagnoses is by ________ .

Answer: Condition

Question: Sally Smith is reviewing an inpatient record for coding. She notes that the face sheet, diagnostic testing reports and the discharge summary contain different diagnoses. What should she do to code the diagnoses?

Answer: query the provider for clarification

Question: In the diagnostic statement “chronic allergic sinusitis due to animal dander” the modifying term(s) are:

Answer: chronic allergic