CH 5: ICD-10-CM Chapters 12-21
Questions & Answers
What type of fracture is considered traumatic? - ANSWERSComminuted fracture
Can Z codes be listed as a primary code? - ANSWERSYes; Z codes can be sequenced
as primary and secondary codes.
Where can you find the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals? - ANSWERSThe
ICD-10-CM codebook
In which circumstances would an external cause code be reported? -
ANSWERSCauses of injury or health condition.
What would be considered an adverse effect? - ANSWERSRash developing when
taking penicillin.
What does the root word colp/o stand for? - ANSWERSVagina
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - ANSWERSChronic Kidney Disease
Which statement is TRUE for reporting burn codes? - ANSWERSThe highest degree of
burn is reported as the primary code.
What chapter contains codes for diseases and disorders of the nails? -
ANSWERSChapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
What does the 7th character A indicate in Chapter 19? - ANSWERSInitial encounter
The provider documents CKD stage 5 and ESRD. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported? - ANSWERSN18.6
What is the definition of a postpartum complication? - ANSWERSAny complication
occurring within the six-week period after delivery.
, What is NOT an example of active treatment for pathological fractures? -
ANSWERSCast change
According to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Chapter 15:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A), codes in this range have
sequencing priority over what codes? - ANSWERSCodes from all other chapters.
A patient underwent debridement of the acromion, subacromial bursectomy, division of
the coracoacromial ligament, and an abrasion acromioplasty with Mitek suture
placement for recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder in the hospital outpatient
surgery department. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? - ANSWERSM24.411
A patient presents for an initial encounter for swelling, tenderness and erythema at the
upper extremity injection site following Hepatitis B vaccination. The patient has a local
infection. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? - ANSWERST88.0XXA
A patient is seen in the nursing home for dizziness and a healed stage II pressure ulcer
is also noted. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? - ANSWERSR42
An 18 day-old infant develops bradycardia. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? -
ANSWERSP29.12
A female patient has osteoarthritis localized in the left hip joint due to senile
osteoporosis. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? - ANSWERSM16.7, M81.0
An X-ray is performed for pain in the left little finger. This is the initial encounter for this
visit. The X-ray report shows a fractured distal phalanx that is dislocated. What ICD-10-
CM code(s) is/are reported? - ANSWERSS62.637A
A 45 year-old mother of three children is going into surgery to correct an anterior vaginal
wall prolapse with an incomplete uterine prolapse. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? -
ANSWERSN81.2
What is a TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers? - ANSWERSTwo codes are
assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage
during the admission.
What ICD-10-CM codes are reported on the maternal record for a delivery of triplets that
are all liveborn at 32 weeks of pregnancy? - ANSWERSO30.103, Z37.51, Z3A.32
The patient is in for an initial replacement of a leaking dialysis catheter. What ICD-10-
CM code is reported? - ANSWERST82.43XA
Questions & Answers
What type of fracture is considered traumatic? - ANSWERSComminuted fracture
Can Z codes be listed as a primary code? - ANSWERSYes; Z codes can be sequenced
as primary and secondary codes.
Where can you find the ICD-10-CM Table of Drugs and Chemicals? - ANSWERSThe
ICD-10-CM codebook
In which circumstances would an external cause code be reported? -
ANSWERSCauses of injury or health condition.
What would be considered an adverse effect? - ANSWERSRash developing when
taking penicillin.
What does the root word colp/o stand for? - ANSWERSVagina
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - ANSWERSChronic Kidney Disease
Which statement is TRUE for reporting burn codes? - ANSWERSThe highest degree of
burn is reported as the primary code.
What chapter contains codes for diseases and disorders of the nails? -
ANSWERSChapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
What does the 7th character A indicate in Chapter 19? - ANSWERSInitial encounter
The provider documents CKD stage 5 and ESRD. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported? - ANSWERSN18.6
What is the definition of a postpartum complication? - ANSWERSAny complication
occurring within the six-week period after delivery.
, What is NOT an example of active treatment for pathological fractures? -
ANSWERSCast change
According to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Chapter 15:
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A), codes in this range have
sequencing priority over what codes? - ANSWERSCodes from all other chapters.
A patient underwent debridement of the acromion, subacromial bursectomy, division of
the coracoacromial ligament, and an abrasion acromioplasty with Mitek suture
placement for recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder in the hospital outpatient
surgery department. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? - ANSWERSM24.411
A patient presents for an initial encounter for swelling, tenderness and erythema at the
upper extremity injection site following Hepatitis B vaccination. The patient has a local
infection. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? - ANSWERST88.0XXA
A patient is seen in the nursing home for dizziness and a healed stage II pressure ulcer
is also noted. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? - ANSWERSR42
An 18 day-old infant develops bradycardia. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? -
ANSWERSP29.12
A female patient has osteoarthritis localized in the left hip joint due to senile
osteoporosis. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? - ANSWERSM16.7, M81.0
An X-ray is performed for pain in the left little finger. This is the initial encounter for this
visit. The X-ray report shows a fractured distal phalanx that is dislocated. What ICD-10-
CM code(s) is/are reported? - ANSWERSS62.637A
A 45 year-old mother of three children is going into surgery to correct an anterior vaginal
wall prolapse with an incomplete uterine prolapse. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? -
ANSWERSN81.2
What is a TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers? - ANSWERSTwo codes are
assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage
during the admission.
What ICD-10-CM codes are reported on the maternal record for a delivery of triplets that
are all liveborn at 32 weeks of pregnancy? - ANSWERSO30.103, Z37.51, Z3A.32
The patient is in for an initial replacement of a leaking dialysis catheter. What ICD-10-
CM code is reported? - ANSWERST82.43XA
