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Puzzles CCO Weekly Crossword #2

Each week on Mondays CCO will post a new medical coding/billing related crossword for you to do for fun & education. We hope you enjoy them as a CCO Free Forum Member!
We will post the answers each Friday.
Have fun!

Crossword #2
 

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Answers:

  • PPO, A group of providers who form a network to provide services at a discount to enrollees
  • OIG, An organization who develops a work plan to identify areas of Medicare needing monitoring
  • Initial, What does the letter A stand for as the 7th character in an ICD-10 code
  • Twenty one, How many chapters are in the ICD-10 manual
  • Fifteen, What ICD-10 Chapter deals with pregnancy
  • Excludes, What note in the ICD-10 means NOT coded here
  • Outpatient, In which setting is the term first listed diagnosis used in lieu of principle diagnosis
  • Z codes, Chapter 21 in ICD-10 are for what kind of codes
  • Status, What kind of code is assigned for a patient who has a sequelae
  • External cause, What kind of code is never reported as a first listed diagnosis
  • No, Would you assign a Z code for a previous history
  • Acute, Which is coded first a Chronic or acute condition
  • Eight, How many steps are there to code correctly
  • Combination code, What kind of code describes 2 diagnosis, manifestation or complication
  • Sequela, late effects are also known as a what
  • No, Can you report an ICD-10 diagnosis code twice
  • Unspecified, What code is reported when no side is identified for a bilateral site
  • Tabular, Where would you refer to any instructional notations
  • Annually, The ICD-10 is updated when
  • August, What month does the updated ICD-10 come out each year
 
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