ME2400 Week 1 Assignment Worksheet About Having a basic working knowledge of medical coding is important for all career paths in the medical field. This knowledge will assist you in understanding the billing process. The billing process is how the physicians and medical offices receive payment for services provided to patients. Success Tips: If you need help with tabbing your book or with ICD-10 coding, watch this ICD-10 Tabbing video. If you have questions about the assignment, contact your Instructor and request assistance. Questions 70 points The 8 Steps for correct ICD coding: Identify all terms in the diagnosis Locate each main term in the Alphabetic Index. Refer to any subterms indented under the main term. Follow cross-reference instructions if the needed code is not located under the first main entry consulted. Verify the code in the Tabular List. Read and be guided by any instructional terms in the Tabular List. Assign codes to the highest level of specificity. Continue coding until all diagnoses have been identified. 1. Locate the main term \"Diaper rash\" in the Alphabetical Index. List the code you are directed to in the Tabular List: Type answer here 2. To assign a code for a poisoning or an adverse effect, you would refer to this table in the Alphabetic Index: Type answer here 3. A diagnosis for a condition or disease of the Respiratory System would fall within this code range: Type answer here 4. These types of codes are used to identify \"Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Service\": Type answer here (See next page to continue) ME2400 Week 1 Assignment Worksheet 5. What is the code range for \"External Causes of Morbidity\"? Type answer here 6. What does ICD-10-CM stand for? Type answer here 7. Is code D57.419 a category or subcategory? Type answer here 8. Is code T58 a category or subcategory? Type answer here 9. Is code I41 a category or subcategory? Type answer here 10. Is code S32.10XA a category or subcategory? Type answer here 11. Provide the correct description for code B17.2 from the tabular list. Type answer here 12. Provide the correct description for code N20.0 from the tabular list. Type answer here 13. Provide the correct description for code G93.1 from the tabular list. Type answer here 14. Provide the correct description for code Z72.820 from the tabular list. Type answer here (See next page to continue) ME2400 Week 1 Assignment Worksheet 15. Provide the correct description for code W27.2XXA from the tabular list. Type answer here 16. Identify the correct main term for a patient who is diagnosed with joint pain. Type answer here 17. Identify the correct main term for a patient who is diagnosed with essential hypertension. Type answer here 18. Identify the correct main term for a patient who is diagnosed with Behr's Disease. Type answer here 19. Identify the correct main term for a patient who has a family history of blindness. Type answer here 20. Identify the index in the ICD code book where you would search to find the code for the external cause for a patient who was injured during a fist fight. Type answer here