NHA MODULE 3: CODING AND CODING
GUIDELINES QUESTIONS WITH
ORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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Oophorectomy
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BCORRECTBANSWERB-ICD-10-CM
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portBanBencounterBofBtheBmanagementBofBdehydrationBdueBtoBmalignancy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
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entBtoBaBsecondaryBmalignancy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
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GUIDELINES QUESTIONS WITH
ORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBreportsBcontainsBdocumentationBforBcodingBanBappendectomy?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-Operative
ConsultationBreportsB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AreBtheBadviceBfromBanotherBclinicianBaboutBaBpatient'sBconditionandBhowBtoBtreatBtheBpatient.
ProgressBreportB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
IsBtheBencounterBdocumentationBofBhistory,Bexam,BandBmedicalBdecision-making.
ExamplesBofBclinicalBconceptsBinBcodingBinclude?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Acuity.BAnatomy.BComplicatedBby.BContributingBfactors.BEpisode.BExternalBcauses.BHistoryBof.BLaterality.BLo
calization.BLossBofBconsciousness.BManifestations.BMorphology.BRemissionBstatus.BSeverity.BStage.BStatusB
post.BSubstance.BSymptoms.BTemporalBfactors.BType.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBsectionsBofBtheBCOTBmanualBisBtheBlargest?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Surgery
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBnumberBofBsectionsBinBtheBCPTBmanual?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-6
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBmedicalBtermsBdescribedBtheBsurgicalBremovalBofBovaries?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Oophorectomy
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBcodeBsetsBjustifiesBtheBmedicalBnecessityBforBaBservice,Bprocedure,BorBsupply?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-ICD-10-CM
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBletterBisBusedBtoBreportBtheBepisodeBofBcareBforBaBsubsequentBencounter?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-
D.BTheBletterB"x"BisBusedBtoBreportBaBcodeBtoBtheBfullestBextent,BtheB7thBcharacterB"s"BisBsequels,BtheB7thBc
haracterB"A"BisBreportedBforBtheBinitialBencounter.
, WhatBisBtheBcorrectBICD-10-
CMBcodeBforBaBpatientBwhoBpresentsBtoBtheBofficeBwithBleftBearBpainBandBisBdiagnosedBwithBexudativeBotiti
sBmediaBofBtheBleftBear?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
H65.02.BRememberBtheBdashBorBaBcheckBmarkBmeansBadditionalBcharactersBareBrequiredBtoBreportBtheBco
deBtheBhighestBlevelBofBspecificity.BVerifyBtheBcodeBinBtheBtabularBsectionB-
H66.00BrepresentsBAcuteBSuppurativeBotitisBmediaBwithoutBspontaneousBruptureBorBeardrum.BChooseBthe
B6thBcharacterBbasedBdocumentationBspecifiesBtheBleftBear.
WhatBICD-10-CMBcodeBisBusedBtoBreportBessentialBhypertension?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
I10.BVerifyBI10BinBtheBTubularBlist.BBecauseBthereBisBnoBadditionalBcharacterBrequiredBsymbolBtoBtheBleftBofB
I10BinBtheBTubularBList,BthisBcodeBisBcompleteBatBthreeBcharacters.BI10BEssentialB(primary)BhypertensionBisBt
heBcorrectBcode.
WhatBHCPCSBcodeBisBusedBtoBreportBaBseatBattachmentBforBaBwalker?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
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0156.BVerifyBE0156BinBtheBTubularBList.BTheBcodeBdescriptionBstatesBseatBattachment,Bwalker,BsoBE0156BisBt
heBcorrectBcode.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBcodesBisBusedBtoBreportBtemporomandibularBjointBarthroscopy?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-29800
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portBanBencounterBofBtheBmanagementBofBdehydrationBdueBtoBmalignancy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBdehydrationBisBsequencedBfirstBfollowedBbyBtheBmalignancy.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBsectionsBofBtheBICD-10-
CMBOfficialBCodingBGuidelinesBcontainsBinformationBforBselectionBofBtheBprincipleBdiagnosis?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-SectionBII
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBcorrectBdiagnosisBcodeBsequencingBorderBtoBreportBanBencounterBforBtreatm
entBtoBaBsecondaryBmalignancy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBsecondaryBmalignancyBisBsequencedBfirstBfollowedBbyBtheBprimaryBmalignancy.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBmodifiersBshouldBbeBaddedBtoBaBCPTBcodeBwhenBaBbilateralBprocedureBwasBperfor
med?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-50