RHIT EXAM PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS DOMAIN II (Coding) Questions With Complete Solutions

(113) If a patient has an excision of a malignant lesion of the skin, the CPT code is determined by the body area from which the excision occurs and which of the following? A) Length of the lesion as described in the pathology report B) Dimension of the specimen submitted as described in the pathology report C) Width times the length of the lesion as described in the operative report D) Diameter of the lesion as well as the margins excised as described in the operative report correct answer: D) Diameter of the lesion as well as the margins excised as described in the operative report (114) According to CPT, a repair of a laceration that includes retention sutures would be considered what type of closure? A) Complex B) Intermediate C) Not specified D) Simple correct answer: A) Complex (115) The patient was admitted with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The physician documents the following on the discharge summary: acute cholecystitis, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Which of the following would be the correct coding and sequencing for this case? A) Acute cholecystitis, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain B) Abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, acute cholecystitis C) Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain D) Acute cholecystitis correct answer: D) Acute cholecystitis