CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST 3 ICD CPT
AND HCPCS CODING REVIEW NOTES 2026
◉ Inpatient:
Admission for inguinal hernia repair. This 30-year-old patient has
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) but is not
symptomatic at this time due to medication regimen. The procedure
performed was a right indirect inguinal herniorrhaphy via open
approach.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: K40.90, B20,
ICD-10-PCS: OYQ50ZZ (Schraffenberger 2013, 82-84,252)
◉ Inpatient:
A 75-year-old male patient was admitted from a nursing home with
dehydration and dysphagia due to a previous stroke. During
hospitalization the patient was rehydrated and transferred back to
the nursing home.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: E86.0, I69.391
(Schraffenberger 2013, 131, 209-210).
Stroke= cerebral infarction
◉ Inpatient:
,A patient is admitted to an acute care facility for detoxification from
alcohol and barbiturate intoxication with chronic alcoholism and
barbiturate abuse. The patient also has cirrhosis of the liver due to
alcoholism.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: F10.229, F13.129, K70.30,
(Schraffenberger 2013, 140-143.)
ICD-10-PCS HZ2ZZZZ
(Leon-Chisen 2014, 186).
◉ Inpatient:
A 30-year-old patient was seen in the emergency department for
recurrent epileptic seizures. The patient also had tic douloureux..
Answer: ICD-10-CM: G40.909, G50.0
(Schraffenberger 2013,158-159).
◉ Inpatient:
, A patient was admitted to an acute care facility with a temperature
of 102 and atrial fibrillation. The chest x-ray reveals pneumonia with
subsequent documentation by the physician of pneumonia in the
progress notes and discharge summary. The patient was treated
with oral antiarrhythmia medications and IV antibiotics.. Answer:
ICD-10-CM: J18.9, 148.91-
In accordance with the UHDDS, both conditions are not equally
treated. The pneumonia was treated with IV antibiotics. This
diagnosis had greater utilization of resources of medications and
staff time compared with the atrial fibrillation, which was treated
with oral medication. Because of this, the pneumonia is sequenced
first (HHS 2014, Section II, C).
◉ Inpatient:
A patient with chronic cholecystitis and gallbladder stones
underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an acute care facility.
However, due to extensive gallbladder adhesions the procedure was
converted to an open cholecystectomy.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: K80.10,
K82.8 (Schraffenberger 2013, 249-250, 454); HHS 2011, Section I,
18. d, 14), ICD-10-PCS: OFT40ZZ, OFJ44ZZ (Leon-Chisen 2014, 250).
◉ Inpatient:
AND HCPCS CODING REVIEW NOTES 2026
◉ Inpatient:
Admission for inguinal hernia repair. This 30-year-old patient has
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) but is not
symptomatic at this time due to medication regimen. The procedure
performed was a right indirect inguinal herniorrhaphy via open
approach.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: K40.90, B20,
ICD-10-PCS: OYQ50ZZ (Schraffenberger 2013, 82-84,252)
◉ Inpatient:
A 75-year-old male patient was admitted from a nursing home with
dehydration and dysphagia due to a previous stroke. During
hospitalization the patient was rehydrated and transferred back to
the nursing home.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: E86.0, I69.391
(Schraffenberger 2013, 131, 209-210).
Stroke= cerebral infarction
◉ Inpatient:
,A patient is admitted to an acute care facility for detoxification from
alcohol and barbiturate intoxication with chronic alcoholism and
barbiturate abuse. The patient also has cirrhosis of the liver due to
alcoholism.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: F10.229, F13.129, K70.30,
(Schraffenberger 2013, 140-143.)
ICD-10-PCS HZ2ZZZZ
(Leon-Chisen 2014, 186).
◉ Inpatient:
A 30-year-old patient was seen in the emergency department for
recurrent epileptic seizures. The patient also had tic douloureux..
Answer: ICD-10-CM: G40.909, G50.0
(Schraffenberger 2013,158-159).
◉ Inpatient:
, A patient was admitted to an acute care facility with a temperature
of 102 and atrial fibrillation. The chest x-ray reveals pneumonia with
subsequent documentation by the physician of pneumonia in the
progress notes and discharge summary. The patient was treated
with oral antiarrhythmia medications and IV antibiotics.. Answer:
ICD-10-CM: J18.9, 148.91-
In accordance with the UHDDS, both conditions are not equally
treated. The pneumonia was treated with IV antibiotics. This
diagnosis had greater utilization of resources of medications and
staff time compared with the atrial fibrillation, which was treated
with oral medication. Because of this, the pneumonia is sequenced
first (HHS 2014, Section II, C).
◉ Inpatient:
A patient with chronic cholecystitis and gallbladder stones
underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an acute care facility.
However, due to extensive gallbladder adhesions the procedure was
converted to an open cholecystectomy.. Answer: ICD-10-CM: K80.10,
K82.8 (Schraffenberger 2013, 249-250, 454); HHS 2011, Section I,
18. d, 14), ICD-10-PCS: OFT40ZZ, OFJ44ZZ (Leon-Chisen 2014, 250).
◉ Inpatient:
