Medical Coder Mock Interview
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What does S/S stand for in regards to coding burns correctly?
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Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
Because dream about ICD-10 codes at night you know this means site and severity of the burn. An easy way to answer this question would be to walk the interviewer through the process of how you would code this burn. Because you won't have your ICD-10 handy for reference you'll have to do your best. Don't guess on descriptions of codes.
Here is an example answer: "First I'll need at least three codes to properly code this burn. I'll start with the site and severity, extent and external cause. I'll use my ICD-10 manual to code the anatomical location, code the degree of the burn and code any additional details of the burn."
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
"First I'll need at least three codes to properly code this burn. I'll start with the site and severity, extent and external cause. I'll use my ICD-10 manual to code the anatomical location, code the degree of the burn and code any additional details of the burn."
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Site / Severity.
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Excellent! It sounds like you have a solid base of knowledge in regards to coding burns. I suggest using full sentences in your response, to ensure the interview has a complete understanding of your thoughts. Also, consider expanding your answer by providing the interviewer with a walkthrough of the steps you would follow to code a burn.
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