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Inpatient Coder Exam Questions and Answers
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2025-2026
Cytopathology is the study of:
a. Organs
b. Cells
c. Tissue
d. Blood - =Answer>> b. Cells
Drugs are generally known by ___ names.
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7 - =Answer>> b. 3
The drug stem - vir indicates the drug belongs to which of the
following classes:
a. Antiviral drug
b. Monoclonal antibodies
c. Proton Pump Inhibitor
d. ACE Inhibitor - =Answer>> a. Antiviral drug
Acyclovir, valacyclovir and famciclovir belong to which of the
following drug classes?
a. Antibiotics
b. Antivirals
c. Antifungals
d. Antidepressant - =Answer>> b. Antivirals
,Of the following which in NOT classified as a Xanthine:
a. Aminophylline
b. Theo-Dur
c. Theophylline
d. Atrovent - =Answer>> d. Atrovent
The drug stem - barb indicates the drug belongs to which of
the following classes:
a. Antidepressant
b. Humanized monoclonal antibody
c. Barbiturates
d. ACE Inhibitor - =Answer>> c. Barbiturates
Which of the following is NOT considered an outpatient
service?
a. ED services
b. Admission to coronary care unit
c. Outpatient therapeutic services.
d. Clinic services. - =Answer>> b. Admission to coronary
care unit
Covered diagnostic services furnished to outpatients:
a. Require direct supervision
b. May be furnished outside the hospital premises without
direct supervision of a physician.
c. May be furnished outside the hospital premises with direct
supervision.
d. Cannot be provided outside the hospital premises. -
=Answer>> b. May be furnished outside the hospital
premises without direct supervision of a physician.
When is a retrospective audit performed?
a. At the time the codes are selected for billing
b. At the time of precertification for the admission
c. After payment has been distributed by the payer
,d. After the patient is discharged from the hospital -
=Answer>> c. After payment has been distributed by the
payer
For surgical procedures involving a primary surgeon and an
assistant surgeon, who is the person responsible for the
information in the procedural note?
a. All physicians involved in the procedure
b. Coder
c. Primary surgeon
d. Assistant surgeon - =Answer>> c. Primary surgeon
Documentation standards are classified into the following
categories:
a. Patient specific data and information
b. Additional standards for specific patient populations (eg,
operative/invasive procedures, ambulatory care, emergency,
clinical trials, etc.)
c. Inpatient or outpatient
d. Patient specific data and information and additional
standards for specific patient populations - =Answer>> d.
Patient specific data and information and additional standards
for specific patient populations
A 30-year-old female patient was seen in the ED with
complaints of diarrhea for the past four days. She was also
complaining of lower abdominal pain. After examination, the
patient was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis. She was
instructed to drink plenty of fluids and to begin eating solids
only after the diarrhea has subsided. What diagnosis code(s)
would be reported for this encounter?
a. A08.4
b. A08.4, R10.84, R19.7
c. R10.31, R19.7
d. K52.9 - =Answer>> a. A08.4
, A 45-year-old female with malignant Mullerian duct cancer is
receiving her first treatment of chemotherapy. What diagnosis
codes are reported?
a. C57.7, Z51.11
b. Z51.11, C57.7
c. Z51.11, D28.7
d. C79.82, Z51.11 - =Answer>> b. Z51.11, C57.7
What diagnosis codes should be reported for a patient with
polyneuropathy as a result of vitamin B deficiency?
a. E53.9, G63
b. G62.9, E53.9
c. G63, E53.9
d. E53.9, G62.9 - =Answer>> a. E53.9, G63
The patient has a history of unstable angina, hypertension,
and chronic diastolic heart failure. He is seen in the ED after
prolonged chest pain, peripheral edema, and shortness of
breath that was not relieved by medication. Cardiac enzymes
are elevated, and EKG shows anterior infarct. A decision was
made to admit the patient to the hospital and perform a
cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography. Left heart
catheterization was performed with a left ventriculogram. He
tolerated the procedure well and will be discharged after
treatment with intravenous diuretic. His final diagnosis is
acute on chronic diastolic heart failure and hypertension. The
two conditions are unrelated. What ICD-10-CM coding are
reported?
a. I11.0, I50.33
b. I11.0, I10
c. I50.33, I10
d. I11.0 - =Answer>> c. I50.33, I10
A patient with amyloidosis being treated for
glomerulonephritis as an inpatient. What ICD-10-CM coding is
reported?
a. N08, E85.3
Inpatient Coder Exam Questions and Answers
| 100% Pass Guaranteed | Graded A+ |
2025-2026
Cytopathology is the study of:
a. Organs
b. Cells
c. Tissue
d. Blood - =Answer>> b. Cells
Drugs are generally known by ___ names.
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 7 - =Answer>> b. 3
The drug stem - vir indicates the drug belongs to which of the
following classes:
a. Antiviral drug
b. Monoclonal antibodies
c. Proton Pump Inhibitor
d. ACE Inhibitor - =Answer>> a. Antiviral drug
Acyclovir, valacyclovir and famciclovir belong to which of the
following drug classes?
a. Antibiotics
b. Antivirals
c. Antifungals
d. Antidepressant - =Answer>> b. Antivirals
,Of the following which in NOT classified as a Xanthine:
a. Aminophylline
b. Theo-Dur
c. Theophylline
d. Atrovent - =Answer>> d. Atrovent
The drug stem - barb indicates the drug belongs to which of
the following classes:
a. Antidepressant
b. Humanized monoclonal antibody
c. Barbiturates
d. ACE Inhibitor - =Answer>> c. Barbiturates
Which of the following is NOT considered an outpatient
service?
a. ED services
b. Admission to coronary care unit
c. Outpatient therapeutic services.
d. Clinic services. - =Answer>> b. Admission to coronary
care unit
Covered diagnostic services furnished to outpatients:
a. Require direct supervision
b. May be furnished outside the hospital premises without
direct supervision of a physician.
c. May be furnished outside the hospital premises with direct
supervision.
d. Cannot be provided outside the hospital premises. -
=Answer>> b. May be furnished outside the hospital
premises without direct supervision of a physician.
When is a retrospective audit performed?
a. At the time the codes are selected for billing
b. At the time of precertification for the admission
c. After payment has been distributed by the payer
,d. After the patient is discharged from the hospital -
=Answer>> c. After payment has been distributed by the
payer
For surgical procedures involving a primary surgeon and an
assistant surgeon, who is the person responsible for the
information in the procedural note?
a. All physicians involved in the procedure
b. Coder
c. Primary surgeon
d. Assistant surgeon - =Answer>> c. Primary surgeon
Documentation standards are classified into the following
categories:
a. Patient specific data and information
b. Additional standards for specific patient populations (eg,
operative/invasive procedures, ambulatory care, emergency,
clinical trials, etc.)
c. Inpatient or outpatient
d. Patient specific data and information and additional
standards for specific patient populations - =Answer>> d.
Patient specific data and information and additional standards
for specific patient populations
A 30-year-old female patient was seen in the ED with
complaints of diarrhea for the past four days. She was also
complaining of lower abdominal pain. After examination, the
patient was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis. She was
instructed to drink plenty of fluids and to begin eating solids
only after the diarrhea has subsided. What diagnosis code(s)
would be reported for this encounter?
a. A08.4
b. A08.4, R10.84, R19.7
c. R10.31, R19.7
d. K52.9 - =Answer>> a. A08.4
, A 45-year-old female with malignant Mullerian duct cancer is
receiving her first treatment of chemotherapy. What diagnosis
codes are reported?
a. C57.7, Z51.11
b. Z51.11, C57.7
c. Z51.11, D28.7
d. C79.82, Z51.11 - =Answer>> b. Z51.11, C57.7
What diagnosis codes should be reported for a patient with
polyneuropathy as a result of vitamin B deficiency?
a. E53.9, G63
b. G62.9, E53.9
c. G63, E53.9
d. E53.9, G62.9 - =Answer>> a. E53.9, G63
The patient has a history of unstable angina, hypertension,
and chronic diastolic heart failure. He is seen in the ED after
prolonged chest pain, peripheral edema, and shortness of
breath that was not relieved by medication. Cardiac enzymes
are elevated, and EKG shows anterior infarct. A decision was
made to admit the patient to the hospital and perform a
cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography. Left heart
catheterization was performed with a left ventriculogram. He
tolerated the procedure well and will be discharged after
treatment with intravenous diuretic. His final diagnosis is
acute on chronic diastolic heart failure and hypertension. The
two conditions are unrelated. What ICD-10-CM coding are
reported?
a. I11.0, I50.33
b. I11.0, I10
c. I50.33, I10
d. I11.0 - =Answer>> c. I50.33, I10
A patient with amyloidosis being treated for
glomerulonephritis as an inpatient. What ICD-10-CM coding is
reported?
a. N08, E85.3
