Errata – Understanding Medical Coding – Textbook
Chapter 2: ICD-9-CM
Page 13:
Key term primary (first) diagnosis should be “first-listed diagnosis (primary)”
Page 73:
Note should appear under Coding Tip, as it is a continuation of the Coding Tip.
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Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services (HospitalBased and Physician Office) were revised on October 1, 2003.
Chapter 3: HCPCS Level II
Page 89, Exercise 3-1:
This exercise is particularly focusing on the development of skills to use the
index, table of contents, and Table of Drugs for the student.
Select from the index various options to consider for Pediatric wheelchair, folding
style.
Index topic: _____________________________
First individual code option: _________________
Series of actual code options: _______________
Page 89, Exercise 3-2:
The option for Urinary should be deleted. Only the option for Leg Bag should
remain.
Page 97:
Under header Chapter M0000-M0301 Medical Services, last sentence should
read “Per NCCI, do not select M0064 and also psychiatric medicine codes in
CPT codes for the same service.”
Chapter 5: Evaluation and Management
Page 164, Exercise 5-7
Exercise should read:
“Select the appropriate CPT code.
1. Initial hospital visit, new patient:
Detailed history, Detailed exam, Straightforward Medical decision
CPT(s) ______________
2. Initial hospital visit of established patient:
Expanded PF history and exam, Moderate Medical decision
CPT(s)_______________
3. Initial hospital visit of established patient:
Comprehensive history, Comp exam, Low Medical decision
CPT(s) _______________”
Chapter 6: Anesthesia/General Surgery
Page 183, Exercise 6-2
Exercise should read:
“Assign the CPT code and moderate (conscious) sedation codes performed by
the same physician.
1. A 10-year-old patient received 30 minutes of moderate sedation for a
tonsillectomy.
____________ __________
2. A 29-year-old patient received 30 minutes of moderate sedation for treatment
of a dislocated shoulder.
____________ __________
3. A 61-year-old patient undergoes a colonoscopy for bleeding control using
bipolar cautery, 30 minutes of moderate sedation.
____________ __________
4. A 3-year-old received 1 hour of moderate sedation for closed treatment of a
Bennett fracture of the left thumb.
____________ __________ __________”
Page 207, Exercise 6-6
#8 Question should read “Lithotripsy of kidney, extracorporeal shock wave
_______”
#10 Question should read “Hemilaminectomy with decompression of nerve root,
including partial facetectomy, foraminotomy, and excision of herniated
intervertebral disk, one interspace, lumbar__________”
Chapter 7: Integumentary System
Page 221:
Skin Tag definition should read: Small, soft, flesh-colored skin flap that appears
mostly on the eyelids, neck, and armpits.
Page 242, Exercise 7-7:
“History” section, first sentence should read: The patient had a stereotactic
biopsy of the left breast the week prior, which confirmed the diagnosis of primary
malignant carcinoma.
Chapter 8; Orthopedics
Page 259, Exercise 8-1
#2 Question should read “Open reduction without internal fixation of closed
navicular and cuboid bone tarsal fractures.”
Page 260, Exercise 8-1
#6 ICD-9-CM answer should only have one line for answer.
Chapter 10: OB/GYN
Page 343, Exercise 10-1:
#3 final sentence should read “What code would this physician select for the first
five prenatal visits?”
Page 348, Exercise 10-3
#2 should have 3 spaces for answers
#3 should have 3 spaces for answers
Page 353, Exercise 10-4
#4 should have 3 spaces for answers
Page 363, Exercise 10-5
#1 should have 2 spaces for answers
#2 should have 3 spaces for answers
Page 374, Exercise 10-9
#1 should have 2 spaces for answers
#2 should have 3 spaces for answers
#3 should have 2 spaces for answers
#4 should have 2 spaces for answers
Page 375, Exercise 10-10
#1 should have 2 spaces for answers
#2 should have 2 spaces for answers
#4 should have 2 spaces for answers
Page 381, Exercise 10-11
#6 should have 2 spaces for answers
#7 should have 2 spaces for answers
#8 should have 2 spaces for answers
Page 382, Exercise 10-11 (con’t)
# 9: Fifth sentence should read “The culture is sent to an outside laboratory along
with a blood sample for a CBC and sed rate technician obtained by
venipuncture.”
#9 should have 9 spaces for answers
#10 should have 7 spaces for answers
Chapter 11: Radiology, Pathology, and Laboratory
Page 391, Exercise 11-2
#1 should read “Echography, pregnant uterus, B-scan and/or real time with
image documentation; complete first trimester”
#2 should read “Echography, transvaginal non obstetrical”
Page 406, Exercise 11-5
#4 Should read “Cytopathology smears, automated thin prep, automated
screening, up to three with definitive hormonal evaluation.
#8 should read “Chlamydia, IgM.”
Chapter 16: Inpatient Coding
Page 576, Exercise 16-4
#2 Question should be “What would be the principal diagnosis code for Mrs.
Garfield’s Chart? a. 805.4, 733.13; b. 805.4; c. 724.5, 733.00; d. 733.13.”
Page 587, Exercise 16-10
#2 a. should have 3 spaces for answers
#2 b. should have 3 spaces for answers
Page 588, Exercise 16-11
#3 Option c. should read c. 600.00, 599.7; 60.29