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Operative report when coding what would NOT be recommended action? - ANSWER
Coding from the header with out reading the body of the report
If an NCD does not exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a Medicare
patient who determines coverage? - ANSWER Medicare administrative contractor
(MAC)
MAC stands for what!? - ANSWER Medicare administrative contractor
ANSWER Coding The translation of documentation into numerical/alphabetical codes
used to derive reimbursement.
How many elements should a good compliance plan have? - ANSWER 7
Which is NOT a role of the skin? - ANSWER The skin acts as a gland by producing
Vitamin A.
Which of the following is affected by myasthenia gravis? - ANSWER Neuromuscular
junction
The term "episiotomy" Best describes a procedure of what type? - ANSWER An incision
made into the perineum to enlarge the passage for the fetus during delivery
A patient is diagnosed with inflammation of the testes and epididymis. The medical term
for this condition is: - ANSWER Orchiepididymitis
A condition wherein the thyroid is overactive is called: - ANSWER Thyrotoxicosis
,What does ICD 10 CM stand for? -ANSWER International classification of diseases - 10th
revised - clinical modification
What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela (late effect)? -ANSWER The
residual condition is coded first, in the code(s) for the cause of the late effect are coded
as secondary
What is the ICD 10 CM code for hives? -ANSWER L50.9
A 20-year-old presents to the ED with symptoms of severe headache, vomiting, stiff neck
and fever. The ED physician suspects bacterial meningitis and performs a lumber
puncture. The ED physician discusses the results; the patient is admitted to the hospital
with diagnosis of meningitis. The ED physician suspects that the meningitis is bacterial.
What ICD 10 CM code does the ED physician assign? ANSWER G03.9
45 year old female with malignant Mullerian duct cancer is receiving her first treatment
of chemotherapy. What diagnosis codes are reported? - ANSWER Z51.11, C57.7
The patient is a 12 month old with a history of muscle weakness. Unfortunately his
etiology is unknown and to help delineate the diagnosis neurology has consulted us to
obtain a right biceps muscle biopsy. What diagnosis code is reported? - ANSWER
M62.81
The following serum blood tests are ordered by the provider as part of a
pre-employment physical exam. Patient comes to the local hospital for the following
tests: CBC automated and automated differential WBC count 85025 Comprehensive
metabolic panel 80053 Thyroid stimulating hormone assay 84443, all part of general
health panel A drug screen for multiple drug classes was also collected 80100 What
diagnosis code is reported? - ANSWER Z02.1
What ICD 10 CM code is reported for a patient who is a habitual abuser of cannabis? -
ANSWER F12.10
What codes, per ICD 10 CM sequencing guideline, describe a patient that has heart
,disease due to malignant hypertension with left heart failure? - ANSWER I11.0, 150.1
A 45-year-old male patient has developed in ulcer on his upper back. He has had
diabetes for many years and is on insulin. The physician determines that the ulcer is due
to his diabetes. What ICD 10 CM code are reported? - ANSWER E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
What does the root word cool/o stand for? - ANSWER Vagina
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - ANSWER Chronic kidney disease
The patient is in for in initial replacement of a leaking dialysis catheter. What ICD 10 CM
code is reported? - ANSWER T82.43XA
What is/are the external cause code(s) for a passenger involved in a MVA that lost
control on the highway and hit a guardrail? - ANSWER Y92.411
A patient is admitted three weeks after a normal vaginal delivery with a postpartum
breast abscess. What ICD 10 code would be reported? ANSWER O91.12
A 28-year-old male is brought to the ED after being found unconscious. Information
provided from the family states that the patient left a suicide note and ingested a large
amount of LSD, a hallucinogenic. What ICD 10 CM codes are reported? ANSWER
T40.8X2A, R40.20
A 63-year-old female fractured her scaphoid bone in her right wrist three months ago in
an accident. She now presents with a non-union of the scaphoid bone. What ICD 10 CM
code is reported? - ANSWER S62.001K
What three components are considered when relative value units are established? -
ANSWER Physician work, practice expense, malpractice insurance
, What is the HCPCS Level II code for a removable metatarsal foot arch support which is
pre-molded? - ANSWER L3050
What is the term for hives? - ANSWER Urticaria
The patient presents with a suspicious lesion of the left Jolle line. Clinical diagnosis of
this lesion is unknown but due to the appearance malignancy is a realistic concern. The
lesion was excised into the suspicious that measuring .8 cm and margins of .1 cm on
each side. Hemostasis was achieved using light pressure. The wound was closed in
layers using 5.0 Monocryl and 6.0 Prolene. Pathology revealed a benign nevus with clear
margins. What CPT and ICD 10 CM codes are reported? - ANSWER 12051, 11441-51,
D23.39
This is a 44-year-old male with biplanar deformity who acquired limb length
discrepancies in tibial nonunion. He underwent deformity correction and now requires
exchange of an external fixation strut 45 days postoperatively. Intraoperative mounting
parameter deformity parameters and initial strut settings are inserted into the computer
prior to Jim's discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the
gradual deformity correction necessary. What CPT code should reported? - ANSWER
20697
A female patient was taken to the operative suite and appropriate anesthesia was
administered for a painful right shoulder with a possible tear of the rotator cuff. Right
arm was sterilely draped and prepped. Arthroscopic portals were created
anteriorly-posteriorly. Line was carefully looked at. The biceps insertion was noted to be
normal. The middle and inferior glenohumeral ligaments were identified and appeared
normal. The undersurface of the rotator cuff was well-visualized and also appeared
normal. There was a large anterior spur formation. The blur was introduced through a
lateral portal and the anterior lip of the acromion was resected. The undersurface of the
clavicle was noted to be quite prominent and part of the impinging process. There was
intense bursitis and a bursectomy was performed allowing for acromial decompression
and release. Spurs were removed fr - ANSWER 23415-RT
What modifier must always be applied to medicare claims for test performed in a site
with CLIA Waived certificate? - ANSWER QW
What does "in vivo" mean? - ANSWER in the living body
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