Question 1

The old diagnosis-related group (DRG) reimbursement system was replaced in 2008 with the __________ system?

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Question 2

A "POA" diagnosis is defined by CMS as present at the time the ____________ ____________ order occurs.

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Question 3

When a condition exists based on clinical documentation but the physician has not documented, it would be appropriate for the coder to generate __________?

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Question 4

Determine the admitting ICD-9-CM diagnosis in the following scenario:
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Patient presented to the emergency room (ER) with complaints of nausea and vomiting. CT abdomen and pelvis indicates multiple calculi located in the right ureter. Patient admitted for pain management and possible cystoscopy with removal of stone.

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Question 5

Determine the appropriate principal ICD-9-CM diagnosis in the following scenario:

Patient presents with abdominal pain and nausea. Previously diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. Patient is admitted for IV antibiotic therapy. Further workup of CT abdomen and pelvis reveals acute pyelonephritis.

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Question 6

Assign the appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnoses for the following outpatient scenario:
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Patient presents with abdominal pain, duration of 7 days, increasing in severity. Patient awoke this morning with temperature of 104.1$^\circ$F along with nausea and chills. Workup in emergency department (ED) was negative for appendicitis and gallbladder disease. Will prescribe pain meds and work up further as an outpatient for the possibility of gastritis.

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Question 7

Assign the appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for the outpatient setting.
Patient presents with a 4-day history of right, lower quadrant abdominal pain. An abdominal and pelvic CT with contrast is ordered to rule out an ectopic pregnancy.

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Question 8

Assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for the following inpatient scenario. (You will need to assign an admitting diagnosis, a principal diagnosis, and a secondary diagnosis(es).)
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57-year-old female presents with nausea and vomiting, which started last evening after the ingestion of tuna salad sandwich. She presented suspecting she had food poisoning. Patient was dehydrated, so she was rehydrated with fluids and given pain meds. She was admitted with gastroenteritis, probably viral.

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Question 9

A significant procedure is defined by which four characteristics?

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Question 10

A tympanoplasty would be found in what category of ICD-9-CM procedure codes?

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Question 11

ICD-10
"Z"
codes should be utilized for follow-up or aftercare management when the initial treatment for the injury or disease has been completed?.

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ICD-10 "Z" codes are used for situations where a patient is receiving follow-up or aftercare after the initial treatment of a disease or injury has been completed.

Question 12

ICD-10
Colonoscopies would be located in the 0CD category for ICD-10 PCS codes?.

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Colonoscopies would be located in the 0CD...

Question 13

ICD-10
Fracture care codes should only be utilized for encounters for initial treatment?.

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ICD-10 fracture care codes can be used for initial treatment as well as for subsequent encounters for routine healing or complications.

Question 14

ICD-10
When a physician requests testing to determine HIV status, the following ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes should be assigned:

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Z11.4 is the ICD-10-CM code for an encounter for screening for HIV, which is appropriate when testing is requested to determine HIV status.

Question 15

ICD-10
Type II diabetes would be assigned what ICD-10-CM codes:

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E11.9 is the ICD-10-CM code for Type II diabetes mellitus without complications.

Question 16

ICD-10
The diagnosis for acute abdominal pain would be assigned the ICD-10-CM codes:

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R10.9 is the ICD-10-CM code for unspecified abdominal pain, which is used when the specific location or cause of the pain is not determined, making it suitable for acute abdominal pain.

Question 17

ICD-10
COPD with chronic asthma would be assigned what ICD-10-CM codes:

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COPD with chronic asthma would be assigned...

Question 18

ICD-10
When a procedure is performed bilaterally and the ICD-10 PCS procedure code description is NOT specified as bilateral,

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In ICD-10 PCS, if a procedure is performed bilaterally and the code description does not specify bilateral, the code should be assigned twice, once for each side.

Question 19

ICD-10
What ICD-10 PCS codes are assigned when a laparoscopic procedure is converted to an open procedure

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Only the open procedure is assigned a code when a laparoscopic procedure is converted to an open procedure.

Question 20

ICD-10
Determine the admitting diagnosis for the following scenario:
Patient presented to the ER with complaints of nausea and vomiting. CT abdomen and pelvis indicates multiple calculi located in the right ureter. Patient admitted for pain management and possible cystoscopy with removal of stone

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Determine the admitting diagnosis for the following...

Quiz 5: Inpatient Coding

The old diagnosis-related group (DRG) reimbursement system was replaced in 2008 with the __________ system?

A "POA" diagnosis is defined by CMS as present at the time the order occurs.

When a condition exists based on clinical documentation but the physician has not documented, it would be appropriate for the coder to generate __________?

Determine the appropriate principal ICD-9-CM diagnosis in the following scenario: Patient presents with abdominal pain and nausea. Previously diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. Patient is admitted for IV antibiotic therapy. Further workup of CT abdomen and pelvis reveals acute pyelonephritis.

Assign the appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for the outpatient setting. Patient presents with a 4-day history of right, lower quadrant abdominal pain. An abdominal and pelvic CT with contrast is ordered to rule out an ectopic pregnancy.

A significant procedure is defined by which four characteristics?

A tympanoplasty would be found in what category of ICD-9-CM procedure codes?

ICD-10 "Z" codes should be utilized for follow-up or aftercare management when the initial treatment for the injury or disease has been completed?.

ICD-10 Colonoscopies would be located in the 0CD category for ICD-10 PCS codes?.

ICD-10 Fracture care codes should only be utilized for encounters for initial treatment?.

ICD-10 When a physician requests testing to determine HIV status, the following ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes should be assigned:

ICD-10 Type II diabetes would be assigned what ICD-10-CM codes:

ICD-10 The diagnosis for acute abdominal pain would be assigned the ICD-10-CM codes:

ICD-10 COPD with chronic asthma would be assigned what ICD-10-CM codes:

ICD-10 When a procedure is performed bilaterally and the ICD-10 PCS procedure code description is NOT specified as bilateral,

ICD-10 What ICD-10 PCS codes are assigned when a laparoscopic procedure is converted to an open procedure

ICD-10 Determine the admitting diagnosis for the following scenario: Patient presented to the ER with complaints of nausea and vomiting. CT abdomen and pelvis indicates multiple calculi located in the right ureter. Patient admitted for pain management and possible cystoscopy with removal of stone