Question | Answer |
When a patient is to have outpt surgery and the surgery is ot performed due to contraindication, the reason that the surgery was not performed is the first listed diagnosis | false |
it is appropriate to code the postoperative diagnosis as it is the most definitive diagnosis for ambulatory surgery | true |
chronic disease that are treated on an ongoing basis should be coded and reported as often as the pt receives treatment and care for the chronic conditions | true |
in the physician office it is acceptable to code v codes as a first listed diagnosis | true |
in the outpat setting it is unacceptable to have a sign or symptom as the first listed diagnosis | false |
when coding an encounter for preoperative evaluation the reason that the pt is having the surgery or procedure performed is the first listed diagnosis | true |
in the outpt setting diagnosis that are documented as probable, suspected, rule out, or questionalbe are coded only to the hightest degree of certainity | false |
the first listed diagnosis is defined at the diagnosis that is the most serious | true |
it is acceptable to use a code from the icd 9 manual, chapter 11 in conjunction w/ v22.0 or v 22.1 | false |
it is acceptable to cde signs and symptoms even when a definitive diagnosis has been confirmed | false |
initial office visit for diaper rash
what is first diagnosis and code | diaper rash, 691.0 |
established pt present w/ dyspnea and lower extremity edema. the phy determined that the pt symptoms were due to an exacerbation of congestive heart failure -
first listed diagnosis
code
other diagnosis
code | |
established pt seen for management of v b12 dificiency and hpertension -
1st diag -
code-
other diag-
code | |
pt was admitted as an outpt for an arthoscopic knee procedure to repai old anterior cruciate ligament tear
1st - code; other - code | |
pt is admitted to observation for syncope. pt has diabetes mellitus. after testing no cardiac or other cause was found
1st code; other code | |
pt was admitted for pain managment following biopsy of the kidney for stage 4 chronic kidney disease
1st code; other code | |
pt is seen by pulmonologist for surgical clearance for upcoming surgery. pt has emphysema and is scheduled to have an endarterectomy for severe carotid stenosis on the right
1st dia code; other dia code | |
PT had an outpt cystoscopy. the preoperative dia is hematuria. postoperative diagnosis is hematuria due to bladder cancer
1st dia code; other code | |
assign v code
exposure to asbesos
personal hsitory of colonic polyps
heart transplant status | |
it is not acceptable to code a symptom when a definitive diagnosis has been confirmed | true |
codes from ch 11 should not be reported in conjunction with v22.0 and v22.1 | true |
it is acceptable to code suspected pneumonia to the pneumonia code 486 | false |
in the physician ffice, v codes should only be assigned as secondary codes | false |
when a pt is to have outpatient surgery and the surgery is cancelled the v code to indicate the reason for the cancellation is first listed diagnosis | false |
when coding an encounter for a preoperative evaluation the appropriate v code that indicates the type of preopative evaluation is the first listed idagnosis | true |
the guidleines for coding and reporting are the same for inpatient and outpatient services | false |
the difinition for principal diagnosis applies oly to inpatient in acute short term long term dare and psychiatric hospitals | t or f |
the first listed icd9 code is the dianosis condition problem or other reason for th eencounter shown in the medical record to be chiefly responsible for the services provided | t or f |
history v codes should be assigned if the historical condition or family history ahs an impact on current care or influence treatment | t or f |