CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
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Assign code(s) for the following diagnosis: Congestive heart failure
due to hypertension.
I10 Essential (primary) hypertension
I11.9 Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure
I11.0 Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure
I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified
I50.1 Left ventricular failure
I50.20 Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.21 Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.22 Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.23 Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
a.I10, I50.9
b.I11.0
c.I50.23, I10
d.I11.0, I50.9 - - -
correct answer ✅d Heart conditions are assigned a combination
code when a causal relationship is stated (due to hypertension) or
implied (hypertensive). Use an additional code to identify the type
of heart failure in those patients with heart failure (ICD-10-CM
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016b, 41).
,CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
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Assign the best answer to complete the following sentence. The
CPT codes for treatment of fractures:
a.Use the terminology "manipulation" rather than "reduction" of
fracture
b.Include internal fixation in all codes
c.Do not include application of cast
d.Do not differentiate between open and closed treatment; CPT
only specifies the site of the fracture - - -
correct answer ✅a Manipulation refers to the attempted reduction
or restoration of a dislocated joint or fracture (Smith 2015, 84)
In CPT, if a patient has two lacerations of the arm that are repaired
with simple closures, the coder would assign:
a.Two CPT codes expressing each laceration repair
b.One CPT code for the largest laceration
c.One CPT code, adding the lengths of the lacerations together
d.One CPT code for the most complex closure - - -
correct answer ✅c When multiple wounds are repaired with the
same closure type (for example, simple), lengths of the wounds in
the same classification and from all anatomical sites that are
grouped together into the same code descriptor should be added
together (Smith 2015, 67).
,CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
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Patient admitted for laparoscopic repair of right diaphragmatic
hernia. Assign the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for this surgery.
0BQR4ZZ Repair right diaphragm, percutaneous endoscopic
approach
0BQROZZ Repair right diaphragm, open approach
0BQS4ZZ Repair left diaphragm, percutaneous endoscopic approach
0BQSOZZ Repair left diaphragm, open approach
a.0BQR4ZZ
b.0BQR0ZZ
c.0BQS4ZZ
d.0BQS0ZZ - - -
correct answer ✅a Surgery is the only treatment for diaphragmatic
hernias. ICD-10-PCS code 0BQR4ZZ, is used for laparoscopic repair
of diaphragmatic hernia (Garvin 2015, 192, 284)
When trying to determine if documentation is present to
substantiate status asthmaticus, the coder should review the record
for what terms and phrases?
a.Intractable pneumonia
b.Refractory asthma and severe, intractable wheezing
, CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
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c.Airway obstruction relieved by bronchodilators
d.Limited but pronounced wheezing - - -
correct answer ✅b Status asthmaticus is defined as continual
wheezing in spite of therapy (Leon-Chisen 2013, 230).
Gastrointestinal bleeding can manifest as:
a.Hematemesis, which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal
hemorrhage
b.Petechia
c.Vomiting
d.Constipation, which indicates upper or lower gastrointestinal
hemorrhage - - -
correct answer ✅a Gastrointestinal bleeding manifests itself in
several ways. These are hematemesis, melena, occult bleeding,
hematochezia (Leon-Chisen 2013, 244).
Which types of pacemaker devices have a unique ICD-10-PCS code.
a.Dual chamber rate responsive
b.Single chamber, single chamber rate responsive, and dual
chamber
c.Multiple chamber
Answers
Assign code(s) for the following diagnosis: Congestive heart failure
due to hypertension.
I10 Essential (primary) hypertension
I11.9 Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure
I11.0 Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure
I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified
I50.1 Left ventricular failure
I50.20 Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.21 Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.22 Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.23 Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
a.I10, I50.9
b.I11.0
c.I50.23, I10
d.I11.0, I50.9 - - -
correct answer ✅d Heart conditions are assigned a combination
code when a causal relationship is stated (due to hypertension) or
implied (hypertensive). Use an additional code to identify the type
of heart failure in those patients with heart failure (ICD-10-CM
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016b, 41).
,CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Assign the best answer to complete the following sentence. The
CPT codes for treatment of fractures:
a.Use the terminology "manipulation" rather than "reduction" of
fracture
b.Include internal fixation in all codes
c.Do not include application of cast
d.Do not differentiate between open and closed treatment; CPT
only specifies the site of the fracture - - -
correct answer ✅a Manipulation refers to the attempted reduction
or restoration of a dislocated joint or fracture (Smith 2015, 84)
In CPT, if a patient has two lacerations of the arm that are repaired
with simple closures, the coder would assign:
a.Two CPT codes expressing each laceration repair
b.One CPT code for the largest laceration
c.One CPT code, adding the lengths of the lacerations together
d.One CPT code for the most complex closure - - -
correct answer ✅c When multiple wounds are repaired with the
same closure type (for example, simple), lengths of the wounds in
the same classification and from all anatomical sites that are
grouped together into the same code descriptor should be added
together (Smith 2015, 67).
,CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
Patient admitted for laparoscopic repair of right diaphragmatic
hernia. Assign the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for this surgery.
0BQR4ZZ Repair right diaphragm, percutaneous endoscopic
approach
0BQROZZ Repair right diaphragm, open approach
0BQS4ZZ Repair left diaphragm, percutaneous endoscopic approach
0BQSOZZ Repair left diaphragm, open approach
a.0BQR4ZZ
b.0BQR0ZZ
c.0BQS4ZZ
d.0BQS0ZZ - - -
correct answer ✅a Surgery is the only treatment for diaphragmatic
hernias. ICD-10-PCS code 0BQR4ZZ, is used for laparoscopic repair
of diaphragmatic hernia (Garvin 2015, 192, 284)
When trying to determine if documentation is present to
substantiate status asthmaticus, the coder should review the record
for what terms and phrases?
a.Intractable pneumonia
b.Refractory asthma and severe, intractable wheezing
, CDIP Practice Exam 1 Questions And
Answers
c.Airway obstruction relieved by bronchodilators
d.Limited but pronounced wheezing - - -
correct answer ✅b Status asthmaticus is defined as continual
wheezing in spite of therapy (Leon-Chisen 2013, 230).
Gastrointestinal bleeding can manifest as:
a.Hematemesis, which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal
hemorrhage
b.Petechia
c.Vomiting
d.Constipation, which indicates upper or lower gastrointestinal
hemorrhage - - -
correct answer ✅a Gastrointestinal bleeding manifests itself in
several ways. These are hematemesis, melena, occult bleeding,
hematochezia (Leon-Chisen 2013, 244).
Which types of pacemaker devices have a unique ICD-10-PCS code.
a.Dual chamber rate responsive
b.Single chamber, single chamber rate responsive, and dual
chamber
c.Multiple chamber
