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A 23-year-old patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with a cut on
his leg. He is a confirmed AIDS patient as documented in the record. What ICD-10-
CM codes should be reported?
a. S81.819a, Z71.7
b. S81.819a, Z11.4
c. S81.819A, B20
d. S819A, R75 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. S81.819A, B20
A 50-year-old patient has a mass removed from his chest. The surgeon sends it to
pathology. The pathology report indicates the mass is a benign tumor. What ICD-
10-CM code is reported?
a. D49.2
b. C49.3
c. C79.89
d. D36.7 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. D36.7
,Mrs. Johnson is here today to receive an intercostal nerve block to mitigate the
debilitating pain of her malignancy. Her cancer has metastasized to her bones in
her thoracic spine. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. M54.6, C79.51, C80.1
b. C79.51, G89.3, M54.6, C80.1
c. G89.3, C79.51, C80.1
d. C79.51, G89.3, C80.1 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. G89.3, C79.51,
C80.1
After referral from the ED, a patient sees an ophthalmologist to examine an old
injury with a retained magnetic iron metal foreign body in his posterior wall
within the right eye. There is concern for an infection. What ICD-10-CM codes are
reported?
a. H44.741, Z18.11
b. H44.641, Z18.11
c. S05.51XD, Z18.11
d. S05.51XA, Z18.11 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. H44.641, Z18.11
What is the definition of a postpartum complication?
a. Complications that occur during the last month of pregnancy
b. Any complication that occurs five months postpartum
,c. Any complication occurring within the six-week period prior to delivery
d. Any complication occurring within the six-week period after delivery ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Any complication occurring within the six-week
period after delivery
A 45-year-old mother of three children is having surgery to correct an anterior
vaginal wall prolapse with an incomplete uterine prolapse. What ICD-10-CM code
is reported?
a. N81.3
b. N81.10
c. N81.4
d. N81.2 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. N81.2
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?
a. S62.637A, S63.257A
b. S62.637A
c. S62.637B, S63.257B
d. S62.635A ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. S62.637A
, Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that
developed from a genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A
16-gauge needle is used to aspirate 600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid.
What codes are reported?
a. 10180-58, N99.820
b. 10160-78, N99.842
c. 10140-58, N99.89
d. 10140-78, S20.20XS ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 10160-78,
N99.842
___________ fixation with pins, screws, plates, or wires is placed directly on or in
the bone to immobilize a fractured bone and to maintain alignment while it heals.
a. Manipulation
b. Reduction
c. Internal
d. Casting ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Internal
A 49-year-old presents with an abscess of the right thumb. The physician incises
the abscess and purulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is packed with
iodoform packing. What CPT® code is reported?
a. 10060-F5
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A 23-year-old patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with a cut on
his leg. He is a confirmed AIDS patient as documented in the record. What ICD-10-
CM codes should be reported?
a. S81.819a, Z71.7
b. S81.819a, Z11.4
c. S81.819A, B20
d. S819A, R75 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. S81.819A, B20
A 50-year-old patient has a mass removed from his chest. The surgeon sends it to
pathology. The pathology report indicates the mass is a benign tumor. What ICD-
10-CM code is reported?
a. D49.2
b. C49.3
c. C79.89
d. D36.7 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. D36.7
,Mrs. Johnson is here today to receive an intercostal nerve block to mitigate the
debilitating pain of her malignancy. Her cancer has metastasized to her bones in
her thoracic spine. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. M54.6, C79.51, C80.1
b. C79.51, G89.3, M54.6, C80.1
c. G89.3, C79.51, C80.1
d. C79.51, G89.3, C80.1 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. G89.3, C79.51,
C80.1
After referral from the ED, a patient sees an ophthalmologist to examine an old
injury with a retained magnetic iron metal foreign body in his posterior wall
within the right eye. There is concern for an infection. What ICD-10-CM codes are
reported?
a. H44.741, Z18.11
b. H44.641, Z18.11
c. S05.51XD, Z18.11
d. S05.51XA, Z18.11 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. H44.641, Z18.11
What is the definition of a postpartum complication?
a. Complications that occur during the last month of pregnancy
b. Any complication that occurs five months postpartum
,c. Any complication occurring within the six-week period prior to delivery
d. Any complication occurring within the six-week period after delivery ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Any complication occurring within the six-week
period after delivery
A 45-year-old mother of three children is having surgery to correct an anterior
vaginal wall prolapse with an incomplete uterine prolapse. What ICD-10-CM code
is reported?
a. N81.3
b. N81.10
c. N81.4
d. N81.2 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. N81.2
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?
a. S62.637A, S63.257A
b. S62.637A
c. S62.637B, S63.257B
d. S62.635A ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. S62.637A
, Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that
developed from a genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A
16-gauge needle is used to aspirate 600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid.
What codes are reported?
a. 10180-58, N99.820
b. 10160-78, N99.842
c. 10140-58, N99.89
d. 10140-78, S20.20XS ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 10160-78,
N99.842
___________ fixation with pins, screws, plates, or wires is placed directly on or in
the bone to immobilize a fractured bone and to maintain alignment while it heals.
a. Manipulation
b. Reduction
c. Internal
d. Casting ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Internal
A 49-year-old presents with an abscess of the right thumb. The physician incises
the abscess and purulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is packed with
iodoform packing. What CPT® code is reported?
a. 10060-F5
