General Questions

General Questions

1. 
What does the 4th character in diabetes mellitus diabetes codes indicate?

2. 
A patient is seen in the ED for nausea and vomiting that has persisted for 4 days. The ED physician treats the patient for dehydration which is documented in the patient’s record as the final diagnosis. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for this encounter?

3. 
A patient is seen in the physician’s office for a 2,400,000 U injection of Bicillin L-A. What code represents this drug and the units given?

4. 
Mr. Smith presents to the office for a screening test to detect sickle cell disorder. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?

5. 
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means?