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Patients |! receiving |! a |! diagnostic |! service |! (e.g. |! ultrasound, |! MRI, |! diagnostic |! colonoscopy), |! with |! additional |! diagnosis, |! is |! reported |! in |! what |! sequence? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Report |! the |! condition |! or |! problem |! as |! the |! primary |! code |! to |! indicate |! the |! reason |! for |! the |! test, |! codes |! for |! other |! diagnosis, |! like |! chronic |! conditions |! or |! history |! are |! reported |! as |! additional |! diagnosis. Who |! are |! the |! parties |! responsible |! for |! providing |! the |! ICD-10-CM |! guidelines? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔NCHS |! and |! CMS What |! is |! the |! sequencing |! order |! when |! coding |! a |! sequela? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! residual |! condition |! is |! coded |! first, |! and |! the |! code |! for |! the |! cause |! of |! the |! late |! effect |! are |! coded |! as |! secondary. If |! the |! subterms |! are |! not |! listed |! when |! looking |! in |! the |! ICD-10-CM |! Alphabetic |! Index |! (ex. |! Impending |! menopause, |! there |! is |! no |! subterm |! for |! menopause |! under |! impending) |! then |! what |! do |! you |! code? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔If |! the |! subterm |! is |! not |! listed |! then |! code |! the |! symptoms. What |! is |! an |! example |! of |! an |! eponym? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Paget's |! disease
When |! coding |! for |! an |! ambulatory |! surgical |! procedure, |! how |! is |! the |! diagnosis |! determined? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Code |! the |! postoperative |! diagnosis |! because |! it |! is |! the |! most |! definitive. If |! no |! bilateral |! code |! is |! provided |! and |! the |! condition |! is |! bilateral, |! how |! are |! the |! codes |! assigned? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Assign |! separate |! codes |! for |! both |! left |! and |! right |! sides. If |! a |! bilateral |! code |! is |! provided, |! and |! both |! left |! and |! right |! sides |! are |! stated, |! how |! are |! the |! codes |! assigned? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔You |! report |! the |! bilateral |! code, |! do |! not |! report |! two |! separate |! codes. When |! the |! admission/encounter |! is |! for |! management |! of |! dehydration |! due |! to |! the |! malignancy |! or |! therapy, |! or |! a |! combination |! of |! both, |! and |! only |! the |! dehydration |! is |! being |! treated; |! how |! is |! this |! sequenced? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! dehydration |! is |! sequenced |! first, |! followed |! by |! the |! code |! for |! the |! malignancy. According |! to |! ICD-10-CM |! guidelines, |! when |! a |! patient |! is |! seen |! for |! management |! of |! anemia |! due |! to |! malignancy, |! how |! is |! it |! reported? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! malignancy |! is |! reported |! first, |! followed |! by |! the |! code |! for |! the |! anemia. When |! do |! you |! code |! acute |! respiratory |! failure |! as |! a |! secondary |! diagnosis? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔When |! it |! occurs |! after |! admission.
In |! which |! circumstances |! would |! an |! external |! cause |! code |! be |! reported? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Causes |! of |! injury |! or |! health |! condition. How |! are |! poisoning |! codes |! sequenced? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔First |! by |! the |! poison |! code, |! and |! then |! followed |! by |! the |! condition |! or |! manifestation. Superficial |! injuries |! such |! as |! abrasions |! or |! contusions |! are |! not |! coded |! when |! associated |! with |! what? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔More |! severe |! injuries |! to |! the |! same |! site. What |! is |! a |! TRUE |! statement |! in |! reporting |! pressure |! ulcers? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Two |! codes |! are |! assigned |! when |! a |! patient |! is |! admitted |! with |! a |! pressure |! ulcer |! that |! evolves |! to |! another |! stage |! during |! the |! admission. How |! do |! you |! find |! a |! passenger |! who |! is |! involved |! in |! an |! MVA |! in |! the |! ICD-10- CM |! External |! Cause |! Codes? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Go |! to |! Accident/transport/car |! occupant/passenger/collision After |! an |! abortion, |! if |! there |! are |! retained |! products |! of |! conception, |! then |! what |! type |! of |! abortion |! is |! this |! classified |! as? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Incomplete |! abortion If |! the |! documentation |! states |! that |! the |! pressure |! ulcer |! is |! completely |! healed, |! what |! code |! is |! assigned? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No |! code |! is |! assigned |! if |! a |! pressure |! ulcer |! is |! healed.
What |! is |! NOT |! an |! example |! of |! active |! treatment |! for |! pathological |! fractures? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Cast |! change Pregnancy |! after |! age |! 35 |! is |! considered |! an |! elderly |! pregnancy, |! which |! means |! you |! should |! always |! report |! what |! code? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! code |! from |! category |! O09.52-. When |! a |! patient |! is |! seen |! for |! a |! pre-operative |! evaluation |! due |! to |! a |! specific |! diagnosis, |! while |! during |! the |! evaluation |! some |! type |! of |! other |! health |! diagnosis |! is |! made |! (such |! as |! hypertension), |! how |! is |! the |! coding |! sequenced? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔First |! code |! the |! pre-procedural |! z |! code, |! followed |! by |! the |! reason |! for |! the |! surgery. |! Then |! code |! any |! diagnoses |! made |! during |! the |! pre-procedural |! evaluation. If |! the |! pain |! is |! not |! specified |! as |! acute |! or |! chronic, |! do |! not |! assign |! codes |! from |! what |! category? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔G When |! looking |! for |! pleural |! effusion, |! where |! do |! you |! look |! in |! the |! ICD-10-CM |! Alphabetic |! Index? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Look |! under |! Pleurisy/Effusion. If |! a |! patient |! has |! hyperthyroidism |! with |! an |! uninodular |! goiter, |! where |! do |! you |! look |! in |! the |! ICD-10-CM |! Alphabetic |! Index? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Hyperthyroidism/with/goiter/nodular/uniodoular What |! is |! an |! Eponym? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Disease |! or |! syndrome |! named |! after |! a |! person.
route |! where |! a |! drug |! is |! introduced |! into |! the |! subdural |! space |! of |! the |! spinal |! cord? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔IT How |! many |! days |! does |! it |! take |! CMS |! to |! implement |! HCPCS |! Level |! II |! Temporary |! Codes |! that |! have |! been |! reported |! as |! added, |! changed |! or |! deleted? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 90 How |! often |! are |! HCPCS |! Level |! II |! permanent |! national |! codes |! updated? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Annually What |! temporary |! HCPCS |! Level |! II |! codes |! are |! required |! for |! use |! by |! Outpatient |! Prospective |! Payment |! System |! (OPPS) |! Hospitals? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔C |! codes HCPCS |! Level |! II |! includes |! code |! ranges |! that |! consist |! of |! what |! type |! of |! codes? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Permanent |! national |! codes, |! miscellaneous |! codes |! and |! temporary |! national |! codes. What |! modifier |! is |! used |! to |! report |! the |! termination |! of |! surgery |! following |! induction |! of |! anesthesia |! due |! to |! extenuating |! circumstances |! or |! those |! that |! threaten |! the |! well-being |! of |! the |! patient? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Modifier |! 53 What |! does |! "non-facility" |! describe |! when |! calculating |! Medicare |! Physician |! Fee |! Schedule |! payments? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Non-hospital |! owned |! physician |! practices.
What |! type |! of |! CPT |! code |! is |! "modifier |! 51 |! exempt" |! even |! though |! there |! is |! no |! modifier |! 51 |! exempt |! symbol |! next |! to |! it? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Add-on |! codes If |! a |! CPT |! code |! and |! a |! HCPCS |! Level |! II |! code |! exist |! for |! the |! same |! service, |! which |! one |! does |! Medicare |! prefer |! to |! report? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔HCPCS |! Level |! II |! code The |! Global |! Surgical |! Package |! applies |! to |! services |! performed |! in |! what |! setting? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Hospitals, |! Ambulatory |! Surgical |! Centers, |! and |! Physicians |! Offices. What |! codes |! are |! voluntarily |! reported |! to |! payers |! and |! provide |! evidence-based |! performance-measure |! data? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔CPT |! Category |! II |! codes What |! procedures |! are |! "mandated" |! by |! third |! party |! payers, |! what |! modifier |! would |! you |! use? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 32 What |! chapter |! in |! the |! HCPCS |! Level |! II |! code |! book |! lists |! the |! code |! for |! Wheelchairs? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Durable |! Medical |! Equipment |! (E0100- E8002) What |! surgical |! status |! indicator |! represents |! the |! Global |! Surgical |! Package |! for |! endoscopic |! procedures |! (without |! an |! incision) |! where |! there |! is |! no |! postoperative |! period |! after |! the |! day |! of |! the |! surgery? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 000
