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Question | Answer |
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A patient was admitted to the hospital with slurred speech, facial drooping, and left arm weakness. On discharge, the physician documents "possible stroke." What should be listed as the principal diagnosis? | Stroke |
What degree is a burn if it completely damages the epidermis and then part of the dermis? | Second |
When a primary malignancy has been surgically removed, but the patient is still receiving treatment, which code should be assigned first? | Encounter for therapy |
A patient comes to the physician's office for a prophylactic vaccination. What diagnosis code set will the patient code from in this instance? | Z codes |
A patient overdoses on a prescription drug because he was accidentally following the incorrect doses set by the physician. This incident would be classified as a(n) | poisoning. |
A code used to designate cooking or swinging on a swing is an example of a(n) | activity code. |
Which one of the following code sets describes the circumstances or events that caused a medical problem or an injury? | V00-V99 |
Symptoms that most patients experience with a given condition are known as | integral symptoms. |
John Doe visits a physician office for a required pre-employment examination for a new job. Which diagnosis code should be assigned? | Z02.1 |
Nausea and pain are both examples of | symptoms. |
Which term means "to spread and invade organs"? | Metastasize |
Which of the following is the most common cancer of the musculoskeletal system? | b) SCC c) MBD d) MS |
Which one of the following choices is a result of using external cause codes? | Ability to track who is at fault for medical costs |
Which one of the following choices is defined as "the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital"? | Principal diagnosis |
A patient is admitted for treatment of malignant neoplasm of the bladder that has metastasized to the uterus, ovaries, and rectum. What should be sequenced first? | Bladder |
A patient is being seen for a hernia at a colostomy site. Which ICD-10-CM code(s) should be assigned? | K94.03 |
When coding stress fractures and soft-tissue disorders caused by overuse or pressure, it's important to remember to | code also the external cause. |
When coding the ICD-10-CM diagnosis submandibular salivary gland abscess, what's the best Main Term to look up? | Abscess |
A living patient is donating a kidney. Which one of the following diagnosis codes indicates a kidney donor? | Z52.4 |
Neoplasms of the endocrine system appear in which code set? | C00-C49 |
The organ that receives a hormone is classified as the | target organ. |
Which one of the following choices is the correct code for osteochondropathy of the elbow and ankle? | M93.99 |
In ICD-10-CM, how should a coder handle signs and symptoms when a diagnosis has been established? | Don't code the signs and symptoms. |
A patient sprains her ankle. In the coding book under "ankle," there's a note that states "see condition." Which one of the following Main Terms should the coder look up first when trying to find the code for ankle sprain? | Ankle |
A patient has received one test that indicated hyperglycemia. How should it be coded? | a) Abnormal test result c) Type 1 diabetes mellitus d) Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
A patient with type 1 diabetes comes into the office for wound care of a diabetic foot ulcer with muscle necrosis on the heel of the left foot. Which diagnosis code is sequenced first? | Combination code for type 1 diabetes with foot ulcer |
A nursing home patient has a pressure ulcer of the right buttock due to being bedridden. Which of the following Main Terms would a coder look up in the index when assigning the principal diagnosis? | Ulcer |
A 61-year-old female patient is seen for a pathological fracture of the femur due to age-related osteoporosis. It's best to start with which Main Term when searching the ICD-10-CM coding manual? | Fracture |
A patient presents with a fractured radius that is protruding through the skin due to a fall off of a skateboard. This fracture would probably be coded as | open. |
If a physician documents "metastatic cancer in lung, liver, and bone," what's the primary cancer site? | Unknown |
If a pressure ulcer is damaged to the full thickness of the dermis and into the subcutaneous tissue, it's classed as which stage? | 3 |
Which one of the following ICD-10-CM codes indicates a malignant neoplasm of the prostate? | C61 |
A negative physical reaction is coded as a(n) | adverse effect. |
In ICD-10-CM, which one of the following choices is a code placeholder that has no meaning? | X |
Which one of the following choices is a tissue replacement using tissue from another person? | Allograft |
Which one of the following choices is an example of an ICD-10 diagnosis code? | I50.21 |
An undetermined type of poisoning due to Trimeton would be coded to which one of the following groups? | T45.0X4. |
A patient sees a doctor for diabetic cataracts. He also has diabetic neuropathic arthropathy. How many codes will be assigned for this encounter? | 2 |
Neoplasms of the integumentary system are covered under which code set? | C43-C44 |
When should an external cause code be assigned for intent and cause? | Every time the patient receives treatment for the injury |