HIT 214 MODULE 2 LESSON 2 KNOWLEDGE CHECK 2026/2027 | ICD-
10-CM CODING STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
There is no difference between symptoms and signs. - Correct answer ✔✔ false: Symptoms are
what the patient feels and may not be visible or measurable to anyone else, and signs are visible
and measurable by the medical provider. Some symptoms can also be signs, such as a rash that
the patient notices that the medical provider can also see.
What is true about symptom codes? - Correct answer ✔✔ Should not be assigned if a definitive
diagnosis is made at the time of the visit
What is true about codes in subcategory R40.21 Coma scale, eyes open? - Correct answer ✔✔
all the above: Require the application of a 7th character,
Do not require an X placeholder,
Should have a 7th character assigned from the shaded box that corresponds with subcategory
R40.21
What is true about the R29.7 NIHSS score? - Correct answer ✔✔ Can be documented by a
clinician who is not the patient's provider
R50-R69 - Correct answer ✔✔ general symptoms and signs
R80-R82 - Correct answer ✔✔ abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis
R47-R49 - Correct answer ✔✔ symptoms and signs involving speech and voice
R11 - Correct answer ✔✔ nausea and vomiting
10-CM CODING STUDY GUIDE, EXAM REVIEW & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
There is no difference between symptoms and signs. - Correct answer ✔✔ false: Symptoms are
what the patient feels and may not be visible or measurable to anyone else, and signs are visible
and measurable by the medical provider. Some symptoms can also be signs, such as a rash that
the patient notices that the medical provider can also see.
What is true about symptom codes? - Correct answer ✔✔ Should not be assigned if a definitive
diagnosis is made at the time of the visit
What is true about codes in subcategory R40.21 Coma scale, eyes open? - Correct answer ✔✔
all the above: Require the application of a 7th character,
Do not require an X placeholder,
Should have a 7th character assigned from the shaded box that corresponds with subcategory
R40.21
What is true about the R29.7 NIHSS score? - Correct answer ✔✔ Can be documented by a
clinician who is not the patient's provider
R50-R69 - Correct answer ✔✔ general symptoms and signs
R80-R82 - Correct answer ✔✔ abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis
R47-R49 - Correct answer ✔✔ symptoms and signs involving speech and voice
R11 - Correct answer ✔✔ nausea and vomiting
