Explain TWO reasons why the chemistry of the cell is different from chemistry in the lab.  Make sure to explain how the chemistry is special for BOTH types of chemistry for BOTH reasons. Don’t just say one is like this and the other one isn’t. 

A 58-year-old man tested positive for MRSA on routine nasal culture on admission to the hospital. He did not have an infection. How should this be coded?  [blank]

An HIV-positive patient was admitted with a persistent cough with blood, chest pain, and fatigue. Clinical presentation and sputum cultures confirmed positive tubercle bacilli. The physician diagnosed HIV-related tuberculosis (TB), which was treated with anti-TB medications.Final diagnoses: (1) HIV-positive status (2) pulmonary tuberculosis. Please code and sequence correctly.

What should the coding professional do if there are conflicts in the documentation from different physicians, what should the coding professional do?

ICD-10-CM uses an alphabetic index to initially locate codes for conditions and a [blank] list to verify codes.

What are the steps in locating codes in ICD-10-CM?

Z codes may be used as a first or additional diagnosis.

ICD-10-CM codes contain a maximum of how many characters?  [blank]

The “X” is used as a placeholder in certain codes to allow for future expansion. 

Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology.