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Lesson 11:
Understanding ICD-10-PCS Coding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. If you were looking for the root operation of an ICD-10-PCS code, you would look at position | C. 3 |
| 2. A patient had a closed percutaneous liver biopsy for the purpose of helping diagnose a disease. Which code should be assigned? | B. 0FB032X |
| 3. Which one of the following is the correct code for destruction of the prostate via natural opening? | A. 0V507ZZ |
| 4. Which page of the coding book has codes with the body system of mouth and throat listed? | C. 271 |
| 5. A patient has carpal tunnel syndrome on her right hand. She had a release of the carpal via a percutaneous approach. The correct ICD-10-PCS diagnosis code is probably | A. 0FNM4ZZ |
| 6. The first digit of an ICD-10-PCS code always reflects the | D. category |
| 7. In the code 0T910ZX which character tells us that is a code about the urinary system? | B. T |
| 8. If you want to look up an ICD-10-PCS code alphabetically, you would use the | B. index |
| 9. Which one of the following procedures has an open approach? | D. 3E030WK |
| 10. GEMS helps healthcare facilities | D. Translate old ICD-9-CM procedure into the new ICD-10-PCS |
| 11. What other terms could a coder use for a graft when using the ICD-10-PCS coding book index? | B. Replacement |
| 12. In code 02703ZZ for PTCA, which one of the following characters tells us that it was a percutaneous approach? | D. 3 |
| 13. A coder looked up the phrase ligation of hemorrhoids in the coding book. What's another valid way to look up this procedure in the coding book? | B. occlusion, lower veins, hemorrhoidal plexus |
| 14. A code that begins with OHT tells us the procedure | A. is a medical or surgical resection of the skin or breast |
| 15. In the code 02703ZZ for PTCA of one coronary artery, which one of the following characters tells us that there was no device and no qualifier for this procedure? | D. ZZ |
| 16. Referring to the index of the coding book, what page reference specifically left breast repair? | A. 763 |
| 17. A coder looked up reduction of fracture in the coding book index. Where was the coder redirected. | B. Reposition |
| 18. ICD-10-PCS codes are | C. alphanumeric |
| 19. If a coder looked up "Head of Fibula" in the coding book index, she would be instructed to | B. Look up Fibula, right or left instead |
| 20. A coder needs to provide the updated ICD-10-PCS code for and ICD-9-CM code. What should the coder use? | A. mapping software |
| 21. A patient had his left ethmoid sinus drained. To look up the code in the coding book which terms should the coder start with first. | C. Drainage |
| 22. What was one reason that ICD-10-PCS was created? | C. The old system was outdated |
| 23. In the code 0T910ZX which character tells us that the procedure is on the left kidney. | D. 1 |
| 24. Which one of the following groups was required to have ICD-10-PCS implemented by October 1, 2015? | B. HIPPA-covered entities |
| 25. An ICD-10-PCS code that starts with "0" tells the coder that | A. The procedure is a medical or surgical procedure |
| 26. Which one of the following is a valid ICD-10-PCS code? | ANSWER WRONG NOT B OR D |
| 27. The code for laparoscopic (percutaneous endoscopic approach) appendectomy is | A. 0DTJ4ZZ |
| 28. In code 0SRB04Z, what type of substitute was used? | C. Ceramic or polyethylene |
| 29. The first three digits of the code for a hysterectomy that was a resection of the uterus is | C. 0UT9 |
| 30. The code for excision for thoracic vertebral disc starts with | C. 0RB9 |