CCS AHIMA

This patient was admitted for chemotherapy due to a primary hepatocellular carcinoma of the transplanted liver. What codes are assigned? a. Z51.11, C22.0 b. Z51.11, C22.0, C80.2 c. Z51.11, T86.49, C80.2, C22.0 d. T86.49, C80.2, C22.0 Correct Answer: Correct Answer: C Code T86.49 should be assigned for complication of liver transplant along with code C80.2 for malignancy associated with organ transplant. A malignant neoplasm of a transplanted organ should be coded as a transplant complicati...

Chronic kidney disease stage 5 Correct Answer: Code to N18.6 (ESRD) and dialysis status Z99.2 Severe sepsis Correct Answer: Underlying infection + R65.2 Septic shock Correct Answer: Underlying infection + R65.1 Nosocomial infections Correct Answer: Additional code of Y95 HIV infections Correct Answer: Code only confirmed cases (diagnosis sufficient) Sequencing HIV codes Correct Answer: Admitted for HIV- B20 A/D unrelated- unrelated first then B20 Asymptomatic HIV- Z21 Inc...

These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes Correct Answer: conventions The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over ______________________ Correct Answer: guidelines The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code. Correct Answer: Alphabetic Index The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapt...

Carcinoma in situ Correct Answer: Tumor cells that are undergoing malignant changes but are still confined to the point of origin without invasion of the surrounding normal tissue Examples of carcinoma in situ Correct Answer: Intraepithelial infiltrating The patient was admitted from the emergency department because of chest pain. Following blood work, it was determined that the patient had elevated CPKs and MB enzymes. The EKG shows nonspecific ST changes. What type of diagnosis mig...

During a laryngoscopy, a small portion of a large lesion is removed for pathologic evaluation. The correct laryngoscopy CPT code assignment is a. for diagnostic purposes b. with removal of lesion c. with biopsy and removal of lesion d. with biopsy - d. with biopsy To accurately code initial insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker, the coder must code the insertion of a. the leads only b. the pacemaker device only c. the intra-operative pacemaker oly d. both the pacemaker device and...