Question | Answer |
When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-10-CM code is assigned | R75 |
What does MRSA stand for | Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
What does the fourth character in diabetes mellitus diabetes codes indicates | any complication associated with diabetes |
When do you codes acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis | when it occurs after admission |
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is used as the default type | type 2 |
When is it appropriate to use history of malignancy, from category Z85 | it has been excised, no evidence of any existing primary malignancy , and there is no further treatment directed to the site |
If a patient uses insulin, what type of diabetic does it mean the patient is | the use of insulin does not specify the patient is a certain type of diabetic |
Pneumonia due to adenovirus. What ICD-10-CM code is reported | J12.0 |
A 50 year old patient has been diagnosed with elevated blood pressure. The patient does not have a history of hypertension. The ICD-10-CM code to report is | R03.0 |
Patient with postoperative anemia due to acute blood loss during the surgery needs a blood transfusion. What ICD-10-CM code is reported | D62 |
In ICD-10-CM, what condition is reported as the default code when the provider documents urosepsis | the provider must be queried before an ICD-10-CM code can be applied |
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due to malignancy how is it reported | the malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia |
When it is documented that the patient is both using tobacco and has a dependence on tobacco, how is this reported in ICD-10-CM? | the dependence on tobacco is the only code reported based on the hierarchy in the ICD-10-CM guidelines |
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, what is the length of time for a myocardial infarction to be considered acute | four weeks (28 days) |
According to the ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is glaucoma reported | one code is used to report the stage of glaucoma; the type of glaucoma is not reported |
What ICD-10-CM code is used for the first episode of an acute myocardial infarction | I21.3 |
What diagnosis code is reported for secondary neoplasm of the descending colon | C78.5 |
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for a patient who is a habitual abuser of cannabis? | F12.10 |
Patient is admitted to the hospital with streptococcal group B severe sepsis which has caused pneumonia | A40.1 , J15.3 , R65.20 |
A 70 year old patient with COPD is admitted to the hospital for acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. What diagnosis code is reported? | J44.1 |
What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela (late effect) | the residual condition is coded first, and the code(s) for the cause of the late effect are coded as secondary |