American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Coding Basics

Section I of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting must be followed for:

Assign the code for impending acute myocardial infarction that did not develop.

Which statement below is true?

Which statement is a true statement?

Code a term pregnancy with a repeat low cervical cesarean section. Patient had placenta previa with hemorrhage and delivered a single healthy liveborn male.

What code is assigned for a patient with dominant hemiplegia due to a previous cerebrovascular accident?

What code is assigned for squamous cell carcinoma of the arm?

What code(s) are assigned for a patient with type I diabetes mellitus who is being treated for diabetic nephropathy?

Which statement below is true?

Code the following diagnostic statement: Acute appendicitis with perforation