WK3 QUESTIONS HP-212

1) To initially locate an ICD-10-CM external causes code, go to the

Responses

• Index to External Cause of Injuries.

• Index to Diseases and Injuries.

• Index to Procedures.

• Table of Drugs and Chemicals.

2) Persons with unavailability and inaccessibility of health care facilities” is an example of a(n)

Responses

• separate index in the ICD-10-CM coding manual.

• section in the HCPCS level II coding system.

• chapter of Z codes in ICD-10-CM.

• ICD-10-CM grouping of external causes codes.

3) Which set of codes is used to report how an injury or condition happened, the intent, the place of occurrence, the activity of the patient at the time of the event, and the person’s status?

Responses

• ICD-10-CM signs and symptoms codes

• ICD-10-CM Z codes

• ICD-10-CM external causes codes

• A separate index in ICD-10-CM

4) The ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is referenced

Responses

• if the phrase “omit code” is included in the index.

• for verification of external causes codes only.

• when a procedure code is listed as unspecified.

• to verify codes selected and to review instructions.

5) The patient is treated for diabetes mellitus controlled by medication, and during the same encounter, he tells the physician that he has been experiencing severe indigestion. The physician discussed possible reasons for indigestion with the patient, who admitted to having eaten a lot of spicy foods in the past month. The patient is unwilling to take over-the-counter or prescription medications for the indigestion, and the physician suggested alternative solutions. The physician also instructed the patient to return in two weeks for follow-up of the indigestion. To completely code this case, assign ICD-10-CM code(s) for

Responses

• diabetes mellitus, indigestion.

• diabetes mellitus.

• indigestion.

• diabetes mellitus, chest pain.

6) Which type of note is usually found below the infectious disease code in the ICD-10-CM tabular list, indicating the need to report the organism code as a secondary code?

Responses

• Cross reference

• Code also

• Use additional code

• Excludes1

7) The “code, if applicable, any causal condition first” note in the ICD-10-CM tabular lists indicates that this code may be assigned as a first-listed or principal diagnosis when the causal condition is unknown or not applicable. When the causal condition is known, the code for that condition should be reported as the __________ diagnosis.

Responses

• qualified

• manifestation

• comorbidity

• principal

8) For the diagnosis rheumatic pneumonia, report ICD-10-CM code(s)

Responses

• J17, I00.

• I00, J17.

• J17.

• I00.

9) When the same condition is described as both acute (or subacute) and chronic and separate subentries exist in the ICD-10-CM index at the same indentation level,

Responses

• assign codes for both and list the chronic condition first.

• code both and sequence the acute (or subacute) code first.

• report a code for the acute (or subacute) condition only.

• generate a physician query to ask which condition is coded.

10) For acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis, assign ICD-10-CM code

Responses

• K80.62.

• K80.00.

• K80.10.

• K80.12.

11) For a diagnosis of headaches due to intracranial injury without loss of consciousness that occurred several years ago, which is considered the sequela (residual condition)?

Responses

• Headaches

• Intracranial injury

• Loss of consciousness

• None of these

12) ICD-10-CM codes that indicate laterality specify whether the condition occurs

Responses

• as a residual or current condition.

• on the left, right, or bilaterally.

• in the hospital or as an outpatient.

• acutely or chronically.

13) When assigning codes for a syndrome, follow guidance in the

Responses

• third-party payer policy.

• official coding guidelines.

• patient record

• ICD-10-CM index.

14) How are etiology and manifestation codes reported in the ICD-10-CM?

Responses

• Etiology code is printed in slanted (or square) brackets in the index.

• Manifestation code is sequenced first, followed by the etiology code.

• Manifestation code defines the underlying condition or disease.

• Etiology code is reported first, followed by the manifestation code.

15) The “see also” instruction in ICD-10-CM

Responses

• does not have to be followed if the original main term provides the correct code.

.

• must always be followed for disease codes to be assigned properly.

• is considered a mandatory guideline in the index.

• appears in the tabular list and is an optional guideline.

16) Which information must be included in the diagnostic statement to classify a condition in the ICD-10-CM tabular list?

Responses

• Synonyms enclosed in square brackets

• Inclusion terms

• Modifying term(s) located after the colon

• Nonessential modifiers enclosed in parentheses

17) A patient is diagnosed with amyloid heart (disease). Codes E85.4 [I43] are located in the ICD-10-CM Index to Disease and Injuries. Upon verification in the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries, report code(s)

Responses

• I43 and E85.4, in that order.

• E85.4 and I43, in that order.

• E85.4 only.

• I43 only.

18) he description for code J00 in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is “acute nasopharyngitis [common cold].” How is this code description interpreted?

Responses

• Acute nasopharyngitis due to common cold

• Acute nasopharyngitis with common cold

• Common cold due to acute nasopharyngitis

• Acute nasopharyngitis and common cold are synonymous.

19) The concept “trust the index” in the ICD-10-CM disease index means that when

Responses

• all terms that apply to a particular code will be listed in the tabular list code description; thus, if there is no inclusion term for that condition, the code cannot be assigned.

• exclusion terms located in the disease index are not meant to be exhaustive, and additional terms found in the tabular list may also be associated with a code.

• the term has been used to correctly locate a code in the disease index and the code listed in the index contains additional characters, it is not necessary to verify the code in the tabular list.

• a term has been used to correctly locate a code in the disease index, but that term is not described in the tabular list code entry, trust that the index directed you to the correct code.

20) Which instruction in the ICD-10-CM tabular list allows only one code to be reported if a secondary condition is not documented?

Responses

• Code first underlying condition

• Code, if applicable, any causal condition first

• Use additional code

• In diseases classified elsewhere