CIC Inpatient Coding Study Exam
A 74 year old Medicare patient is seen in the outpatient cardiac catheterization
department of the hospital for atypical chest pain. The left heart catheterization reveals
that the patient has 3-vessel coronary artery disease. The patient returns to the hospital
two days later with a Non-STEMI and is taken to the operation room for a 3-vessel
CABG. Under what Medicare rule will the left heart catheterization technical component
be bundled into the inpatient stay? - ANS-Three day payment window
A drug which ends in the suffix -itidine is considered a(n) - ANS-H2 antagonist
A drug which ends in the suffix -olol is considered a(n) - ANS-Beta blocker
A drug which ends in the suffix -pril is considered a(n) - ANS-ACE inhibitor
A drug which ends in the suffix -vir is considered a(n) - ANS-Antiviral
A patient is admitted with neck pain following a collision with another softball player at a
community baseball field. The diagnosis at the time of discharge is right internal carotid
artery dissection likely secondary to trauma. The diagnoses coded for this injury are -
ANS-I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
A patient with end stage liver cancer is admitted to Hospice for end of life care. This
service would be covered under: - ANS-Medicare Part A
A violation of the False Claims Act may include which of the following? - ANS-Deliberate
ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information on the claim, Knowingly submitting a
false claim to the government, Reckless disregard of the falsity of the information on a
claim
An external audit notes a trend of incorrectly coding cardiac catheterization procedures.
After the auditor issues a report, what are the next steps the coding department should
take? - ANS-Review results with staff and educate as needed; correct and rebill claims
as allowed; continue to monitor for improvement.
How many diagnostic categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system? - ANS-25
A 74 year old Medicare patient is seen in the outpatient cardiac catheterization
department of the hospital for atypical chest pain. The left heart catheterization reveals
that the patient has 3-vessel coronary artery disease. The patient returns to the hospital
two days later with a Non-STEMI and is taken to the operation room for a 3-vessel
CABG. Under what Medicare rule will the left heart catheterization technical component
be bundled into the inpatient stay? - ANS-Three day payment window
A drug which ends in the suffix -itidine is considered a(n) - ANS-H2 antagonist
A drug which ends in the suffix -olol is considered a(n) - ANS-Beta blocker
A drug which ends in the suffix -pril is considered a(n) - ANS-ACE inhibitor
A drug which ends in the suffix -vir is considered a(n) - ANS-Antiviral
A patient is admitted with neck pain following a collision with another softball player at a
community baseball field. The diagnosis at the time of discharge is right internal carotid
artery dissection likely secondary to trauma. The diagnoses coded for this injury are -
ANS-I77.71, W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
A patient with end stage liver cancer is admitted to Hospice for end of life care. This
service would be covered under: - ANS-Medicare Part A
A violation of the False Claims Act may include which of the following? - ANS-Deliberate
ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information on the claim, Knowingly submitting a
false claim to the government, Reckless disregard of the falsity of the information on a
claim
An external audit notes a trend of incorrectly coding cardiac catheterization procedures.
After the auditor issues a report, what are the next steps the coding department should
take? - ANS-Review results with staff and educate as needed; correct and rebill claims
as allowed; continue to monitor for improvement.
How many diagnostic categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system? - ANS-25
