For ambulatory surgery, assign an ICD-10-CM code to the diagnosis for which the surgery was performed; if the postoperative diagnosis is different from the preoperative diagnosis when the diagnosis is confirmed, assign a code to the __________. - answer-postoperative diagnosis instead because it is...
OST248: Diagnostic Coding - 3-2-1 Code It: Chapter 6
Exam
For ambulatory surgery, assign an ICD-10-CM code to the diagnosis for which the surgery was
performed; if the postoperative diagnosis is different from the preoperative diagnosis when the diagnosis
is confirmed, assign a code to the __________. - answer-postoperative diagnosis instead because it is
more definitive
The ICD-10-CM code for an outpatient encounter for routine laboratory/radiology testing in the absence
of any signs, symptoms, or associated diagnosis is __________. - answer-Z01.89
When a patient presents to the emergency department with dysphasia following a stroke, which ICD-10-
CM code is assigned? - answer-I69.921
The ICD-10-CM code for recurrent convulsions is ________. - answer-R56.9
For outpatient encounters for diagnostic tests that have been interpreted by a physician and for which the
final report is available at the time of coding, assign codes for __________. - answer-any confirmed or
definitive diagnosis documented in the interpretation
The ICD-10-CM code for deviated nasal septum is ________. - answer-J34.2
A patient has an electromyelogram (EMG) and comes into the physician's office to obtain the results. The
patient was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome on her left side, which is assigned ICD-10-CM code
_________. - answer-G56.02
INSTRUCTIONS: Match the definition of the hospital outpatient service with its type.
1) Receive periodic monitoring needed to determine possible inpatient admission -
2) Undergo certain procedures that can be performed on an outpatient basis. -
3) Treated and released the same day and do not stay overnight in the hospital. -
4) Treated for urgent problems released the same day or admitted to hospital as inpatient. - - answer-1)
Observation patient
2) Ambulatory surgery patient
3) Outpatient (or ambulatory patient)
4) Emergency department patient
The ICD-10-CM code for rickettsialpox due to Rickettsia akari is __________. - answer-A79.1
ICD-10-CM codes are assigned to outpatient and physician office __________ for health care financial
planning, reimbursement, and statistical purposes. - answer-diagnoses
The patient presents for elective inguinal hernia repair (outpatient surgery). The surgery is canceled due
to increased blood pressure upon administration of anesthesia. Which is reported as the first-listed
diagnosis? - answer-inguinal hernia
Primary care includes both preventive and acute care services, which are often provided as __________
care and are referred to as the point of first contact. - answer-outpatient
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