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1. d. Tracking length of stay
Rationale: Tracking length of stay if part of the hospital utiliẓation review com-
mittee function: All of the following should be part of the core areas of a coding compliance plan except:
a. Physician query process
b. Correct use of encoder software
c. Coding diagnoses supported by medical record documentation
d. Tracking length of stay
2. b. C43.61
Rationale: Index Melanoma, skin, shoulder: Identify the diagnosis code(s) for melanoma of skin of
right shoulder.
a. D03.61, C43.61
b. C43.61
c. C43.60
d. D03.61
3. b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Which of the following organiẓations is
responsible for updating the procedure classification of ICD-10-PCS?
a. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
c. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
,d. World Health Organiẓation (WHO)
4. b. Sequela: In ICD-10-CM, a condition that is produced by another illness or injury and remains after the acute
phase of the illness or injury is referred to as a:
a. Late ettect
b. Sequela
c. Complication
d. Comorbidity
,5. b. To all codes within that category: Notes appearing under a three-character code apply to which of
the following?
a. Only to category codes that are exactly three-characters long
b. To all codes within that category
c. Only to one specific code
d. To all codes within that chapter
6. d. None of the above
Rationale: ICD-10-CM includes diagnoses only. In the development of the ICD-
10 code sets, it was determined that creating a separate volume for
procedures would be insufficient. Because of this, an entirely new procedure
code system, ICD-10-PCS, was developed: Which volume of ICD-10-CM contains the Tabular and
Alphabetic Index of procedures?
a. Volume 1
b. Volume 2
c. Volume 3
d. None of the above
7. a. Are unrelated to each other
Rationale: Coding Guideline I.A.12.a explicitly states this exception: An exception to
the Excludes 1 definition is the circumstance when the two conditions .
a. Are unrelated to each other
b. Are related to each other
c. Will not be assigned as the principal diagnosis
d. Are injuries with external cause codes
8. a. D35.02, E26.01
, Rationale: Index Adenoma, adrenal (cortical). Index Syndrome, Conn's. Conns
Syndrome in tabular also indicates to code for adrenal adenoma.: Identify the correct
diagnosis code(s) for adenoma of left adrenal cortex with Conn's syndrome.