Deck 11: Coding Diseases of the Auditory System Ears

Question 1

Which of the following is not a function of cerumen?

A) Protecting the skin of the ear canal
B) Protecting the middle ear from bacteria
C) Enabling cleaning and lubrication
D) Transferring sound waves from the eardrum to the incus

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is the correct code for chronic serous otitis media of the left ear?

A) H65.21
B) H65.22
C) H65.31
D) H65.32

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which part of the ear is responsible for sustaining balance and equilibrium?

A) Inner ear
B) Middle ear
C) External ear
D) All of these

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is another name for the auditory tube?

A) Eustachian tube
B) Myringotomy tube
C) Tympanic tube
D) None of these

Question 5

What is the correct code for high-frequency deafness, right ear?

A) H91.90
B) H91.91
C) H91.92
D) H91.93

Question 6

What are the correct codes for ototoxic hearing loss, right ear, after taking gentamicin?

A) H91.01, T36.5X5A
B) H91.02, T36.5X1A
C) H91.01, T36.5X5
D) H91.02, T36.5X1

Question 7

Which part of the ear is visible on the sides of the head?

A) External ear
B) Incus
C) Labyrinth
D) Malleus

Question 8

What is another name for earwax?

A) Cerumen
B) Vestibule
C) Cochlea
D) Saccule

Question 9

Which of the following diseases can cause fetal hearing loss during pregnancy?

A) Herpes
B) Rubella
C) Toxoplasmosis
D) All of these

Question 10

What is the correct code for presbycusis, left ear?

A) H91.10
B) H91.11
C) H91.12
D) H91.13

Question 11

What is the small bone in the ear that is shaped like an anvil?

A) Incus
B) Malleus
C) Ossicles
D) Stapes

Question 12

What is the small bone in the ear that resembles a hammer?

A) Incus
B) Malleus
C) Ossicles
D) Stapes

Question 13

Which of the following can contribute to hearing loss?

A) Genetics
B) Congenital anomalies
C) Pathogens
D) All of these

Question 14

Which part of the ear is the most complex?

A) Inner ear
B) Middle ear
C) External ear
D) All of these

Question 15

The three bones in the tympanic cavity are the:

A) malleus, incus, and stapes.
B) malleus, incus, and ossicles.
C) malleus, ossicles, and stapes.
D) ossicles, incus, and stapes.

Question 16

How many functions does the inner ear have?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 17

What is the correct code for mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side?

A) H90.42
B) H90.5
C) H90.72
D) H90.8

Question 18

Which of the following is the correct code for acute reactive otitis externa, bilateral?

A) H60.551
B) H60.552
C) H60.553
D) H60.559

Question 19

Which of the following medications might cause ototoxic hearing loss?

A) Gentamicin
B) Cisplatin
C) Carboplatin
D) All of these

Question 20

What is the small bone in the ear that is shaped like a stirrup?

A) Incus
B) Malleus
C) Ossicles
D) Stapes

Question 21

What is the correct code for a patient with an osseous obstruction of the left eustachian tube?

A) H68.101
B) H68.102
C) H68.112
D) H68.122

Question 22

Which of the following is an inflammation of the middle ear?

A) Otitis media
B) Otitis externa
C) Ménière's disease
D) Otosclerosis

Question 23

Which of the following is a symptom of hearing loss?

A) Hearing muffled speech
B) Asking others to speak more slowly
C) Avoiding some social settings
D) All of these

Question 24

Max Mawell was seen in the office today for left cochlear otosclerosis and recurrent cholesteatoma of a postmastoidectomy cavity of the right ear. What are the correct codes?

A) H80.21, H95.01
B) H80.21, H92.03
C) H80.22, H95.01
D) H80.22, H95.02

Question 25

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with Ménière's disease of the left ear?

A) H81.01
B) H81.02
C) H81.03
D) H81.09

Question 26

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate the patient's ability to hear sounds at various decibels?

A) Basic screening test
B) Tuning fork test
C) Pure tone hearing test
D) Frequency test

Question 27

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate whether the eardrum has been damaged?

A) Basic screening test
B) Tuning fork test
C) Pure tone hearing test
D) Frequency test

Question 28

Which unit of measurement determines the intensity, or loudness, of sound?

A) dB
B) Hz
C) Db
D) hZ

Question 29

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with swimmer's ear, left ear?

A) H60.331
B) H60.332
C) H60.333
D) H60.339

Question 30

Which of the following is a condition of increasing growth of spongy bone in the otic capsule?

A) Otitis media
B) Otitis externa
C) Ménière's disease
D) Otosclerosis

Question 31

Which of the following tests is usually performed by an audiologist?

A) Basic screening test
B) Tuning fork test
C) Pure tone hearing test
D) Frequency test

Question 32

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate how well words and other sounds are heard at varying volumes?

A) Basic screening test
B) Tuning fork test
C) Pure tone hearing test
D) Frequency test

Question 33

Which of the following is a dysfunction of the labyrinth?

A) Otitis media
B) Otitis externa
C) Ménière's disease
D) Otosclerosis

Question 34

Callin Collin is seen in the office today for bilateral hyperacusis and bilateral perceptive hearing loss. What are the correct codes?

A) H93.231, H90.0
B) H93.232, H90.3
C) H93.233, H90.3
D) H93.239, H90.8

Question 35

Which unit of measurement determines the frequency or pitch of sound?

A) dB
B) Hz
C) Db
D) hZ

Question 36

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with acute mastoiditis, right ear?

A) H70.001
B) H70.091
C) H70.11
D) H70.221

Question 37

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with impacted cerumen of the left ear?

A) H61.20
B) H61.21
C) H61.22
D) H61.23

Question 38

What does the abbreviation PFSH stand for?

A) Personal, family, and social history
B) Patient, family, and social history
C) Past, family, and social history
D) Palliative, family, and social history

Question 39

What is the correct code for noise effects on the right inner ear?

A) H83.3X1
B) H83.3X2
C) H83.3X3
D) H83.3X9

Question 40

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with an abscess of the right external ear?

A) H60.00
B) H60.01
C) H60.02
D) H60.03

Question 41

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral tympanosclerosis?

A) H74.01
B) H74.02
C) H74.03
D) H74.09

Question 42

Approximately how many decibels of hearing loss must a patient have for at least a short period of time in order to qualify for a cochlear implant?

A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 100

Question 43

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral adhesive middle ear disease?

A) H74.11
B) H74.12
C) H74.13
D) H74.19

Question 44

What is the correct code assigned for a patient diagnosed with an ear disorder?

A) H93.90
B) H93.91
C) H93.92
D) H93.93

Question 45

How many parts are in a cochlear implant?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 46

A(n) ___________ implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound.

A) cochlear
B) auditory
C) eustachian
D) ossicle

Question 47

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with aural vertigo, left ear?

A) H81.311
B) H81.312
C) H81.391
D) H81.392

Question 48

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral otorrhagia?

A) H92.20
B) H92.21
C) H92.22
D) H92.23

Question 49

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with nonobliterative otosclerosis involving the oval window of the left ear?

A) H80.12
B) H80.21
C) H80.02
D) H80.23

Question 50

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with a cholesteatoma of the mastoid in his left ear?

A) H71.11
B) H71.12
C) H71.21
D) H71.22