Which of the following diagnoses or procedures would prevent the normal delivery code, 650,
from being assigned?
a. occiput presentation
b. single liveborn
c. episiotomy
d. low forceps - ✔✔d. low forceps
Which of the following are considered late effects regardless of time?
a. congenital defect
b. nonunion
c. nonhealing fracture
d. poisoning - ✔✔b. nonunion
Patient is admitted for elective cholecystectomy for treatment of chronic cholecystitis with
cholelithiasis. Prior to administration of general anesthesia, patient suffers cerebral thrombosis.
Surgery is subsequently canceled. Code and sequence the coding from the following codes: -
✔✔574.10 Calculus of gallbladder with other cholecystitis without mention of obstruction
434.00 Cerebral thrombosis without cerebral infarction
V64.1 Surgical or other procedure not carried out because of contraindication
b. 574.10, 434.00, V64.1
Some ICD-9-CM codes are exempt from POA reporting because they
a. represent circumstances regarding the health care encounter or factors influencing health
status that do not represent a current disease or injury
,b. are always present on admission
c. are both A and B
d. represent V codes and E codes - ✔✔c. are both A and B
Which of these conditions are always considered "present on admission" (POA)?
a. congenital conditions
b. E codes
c. acute conditions
d. possible, probable, or suspected conditions - ✔✔a. congenital conditions
When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT,
a. only the most complex repair is reported
b. only the least complex repair is reported
c. up to nine individual repair codes may be reported
d. all wound repairs are coded with the most complex reported first - ✔✔d. all wound
repairs are coded with the most complex reported first
Which of the following is vital for determining why the reimbursement from an insurance
company is less than that which was expected?
a. a CPT codebook
b. the remittance advice
c. talking to the patient
d. knowledge of the individual insurance company's policies - ✔✔b. the remittance advice
Four people were seen in your Emergency Department yesterday. Which one will be coded as a
poisoning?
Robert: diagnosed with digitalis intoxication
,Gary: had an allergic reaction to a dye administered for a pyelogram
David: developed syncope after taking Contac pills with a double scotch
Brian: had an idiosyncratic reaction between two properly administered prescription drugs
a. Robert
b. Gary
c. David
d. Brian - ✔✔c. David: developed syncope after taking Contac pills with a double scotch
Present on Admission (POA) indicators apply to
a. inpatient reporting of diagnosis codes
b. outpatient reporting of procedure codes
c. inpatient reporting of diagnosis and procedure codes
d. outpatient reporting of diagnosis and procedure codes - ✔✔a. inpatient reporting of
diagnosis codes
Using the ICD-10-CM code structure, which of the following would be used for "right upper
quadrant abdominal tenderness"?
a. 108.11
b. R10811.11
c. R10.811
d. 1.0811 - ✔✔c. R10.811
Which of the following scenarios identifies a pathologic fracture?
a. greenstick fracture secondary to fall from a bed
b. compression fracture of the skull after being hit with a baseball bat
c. vertebral fracture with cord compression following a car accident
, d. compression fracture of the vertebrae as a result of bone metastasis - ✔✔d. compression
fracture of the vertebrae as a result of bone metastasis
All of the following signs/symptoms suggest gram-negative pneumonia EXCEPT
a. fever
b. patchy infiltrate
c. purulent sputum
d. decreased leukocyte count - ✔✔d. decreased leukocyte count
During her hospitalization for her third delivery, Janet had a sterilization procedure performed.
When the record is coded, the V code for sterilization, V25.2 is
a. not used
b. used and sequenced as the principal diagnosis
c. used and sequenced as a secondary diagnosis
d. the only code used - ✔✔c. used and sequenced as a secondary diagnosis
Ensuring that data have been modified or accessed only by individuals who are authorized to do
so is a function of data
a. Accuracy
b. Validity
c. integrity
d. quality - ✔✔c. integrity
Which of the following statements is true?
a. A surgical procedure may include one or more surgical operations.
b. The terms surgical operation and surgical procedure are synonymous.
c. A surgical operation may include one or more surgical procedures.
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