In ICD-9-CM, When an Exploratory Laparotomy Is Performed Followed by a Therapeutic

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Multiple Choice

In ICD-9-CM, when an exploratory laparotomy is performed followed by a therapeutic procedure, the coder lists

• A) therapeutic procedure first, exploratory laparotomy second.
• B) exploratory laparotomy, therapeutic procedure, closure of wound.
• C) therapeutic procedure only.
• D) exploratory laparotomy first, therapeutic procedure second.

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Definitions:

Marascuilo Procedure

The Marascuilo Procedure is a statistical method used to simultaneously compare proportions among multiple groups to identify significant differences.

Uniform Distribution

A distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely; a flat distribution where every value has the same probability.

Expected Frequency

The theoretical number of times an outcome is anticipated to occur in a statistical experiment based on the total number of observations and the probabilities of outcomes.

Uniformly Distributed

Describes a distribution where all outcomes are equally likely to occur.