HIM UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions And
CORRECT Answers
Coding is the assignment of codes to diagnoses, services, and procedures based on __________.
- CORRECT ANSWERS patient record documentation
The patient presents for elective inguinal hernia repair (outpatient surgery). The surgery is
canceled due to increased blood pressure upon administration of anesthesia. Which is reported
as the first-listed diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS inguinal hernia
The abbreviation "NOS (not otherwise specified)" means __________ and identifies codes that
are to be assigned when information needed to assign a more specific code cannot be obtained
from the provider. - CORRECT ANSWERS unspecified
General rules used in the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classifications that are incorporated into
instructional notes are called coding __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS conventions
Professional associations establish a code of ethics to help members understand how to
differentiate between "right" and "wrong" and apply that understanding to __________. -
CORRECT ANSWERS decision making
In this ICD-10-CM index entry, Hyperplasia, hyperplastic, the term "hyperplastic" is a
__________.
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
adenoids
adrenal (capsule)(cortex)(gland) E27.8
CORRECT Answers
Coding is the assignment of codes to diagnoses, services, and procedures based on __________.
- CORRECT ANSWERS patient record documentation
The patient presents for elective inguinal hernia repair (outpatient surgery). The surgery is
canceled due to increased blood pressure upon administration of anesthesia. Which is reported
as the first-listed diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS inguinal hernia
The abbreviation "NOS (not otherwise specified)" means __________ and identifies codes that
are to be assigned when information needed to assign a more specific code cannot be obtained
from the provider. - CORRECT ANSWERS unspecified
General rules used in the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS classifications that are incorporated into
instructional notes are called coding __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS conventions
Professional associations establish a code of ethics to help members understand how to
differentiate between "right" and "wrong" and apply that understanding to __________. -
CORRECT ANSWERS decision making
In this ICD-10-CM index entry, Hyperplasia, hyperplastic, the term "hyperplastic" is a
__________.
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
adenoids
adrenal (capsule)(cortex)(gland) E27.8
