The following questions will require the use of the ICD-9-CM code book to select the proper answer.

When a patient already has had one testis removed and is having the second removed at a separate operative session, what would the procedure code be?

________ Fluid measurements are the minims (m), fluid dram (fl dr), fluid ounce (fl oz), pint (pt), quart (qt), and gallon (gal)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

In 1956, the AHIMA conducted a study of:

a. the efficacy of coding systems for diagnostic indexing. b. the difficulty of diagnostic indexing. c. the usefulness of surgical diagnostic indexing. d. the ability to bill with codes.