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HCS-D Certification Exam Questions and Answers
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Which of the following statements about the primary
diagnosis is false? A. It is the chief reason for providing
skilled services. B. It best reflects the care being provided
for the entire episode. C. It is the condition most related to
the current home health care plan. D. It may be a V, W, X
or Y code. - Answer-D.
Which statement about other (secondary) diagnoses that
should be coded is FALSE? A. Any diagnosis that the
patient has in addition to the primary diagnosis. B.
Pertinent diagnoses relevant to the care being rendered.
C. Any comorbidity that may affect the patient's response
to treatment or rehabilitation prognosis. D. Conditions that
require clinical evaluation, therapeutic treatment, extended
stay or increased monitoring. - Answer-A.
Which of the following comorbidities may affect patient
care and should be coded, even if it is NOT actively being
treated? A. Anemia. B. GERD. C. Hypertension. D.
Hypothyroidism. - Answer-C.
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A term in parenthesis following the main term that may or
may not be present in the diagnostic statement but does
not affect the code selection is? A. the etiology. B. a
manifestation. C. an unspecified code. D. a nonessential
modifier. - Answer-D.
Which of the following may be listed as the primary
diagnosis? A. W codes. B. X codes. C. Y codes. D. Z
codes. - Answer-D.
Which of the following about etiology/manifestation coding
is FALSE? A. The etiology must be sequenced
immediately before the manifestation. B. The
manifestation may be sequenced before the etiology, if it is
the focus of care. C. A manifestation may never be the
primary diagnosis or coded without its etiology. D. In most
cases, the manifestation codes will have "in diseases
classified elsewhere" in the code title. - Answer-B.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an
etiology/manifestation pairing:? A. G30.0, F02.80,
B.M36.1, C90.00, C. E85.9, G99.0, D. A78, I39 - Answer-
B.
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A resolved case-mix diagnosis replaced by a Z code in
M1021 or M1023 may be placed in:? A. M1025 only. B.
M1025 and M1023. C. M1023 only. D. M1025 or M1023. -
Answer-A.
Which of the following statements is true? A. All diagnoses
treated during an inpatient stay should be coded. B. Z
codes require a symptom control rating. C. All diagnoses
must match on the OASIS, Plan of Care and billing claim
form (UB04). D. All comorbidities should be coded. -
Answer-C.
Your agency received a referral on a patient who was
admitted to the hospital with a fever, persistent cough,
dyspnea with minimal exertion, and extreme weakness.
She was diagnosed with pneumonia and received IV
antibiotics, which were changed to oral when she was
discharged to a rehab facility. Therapy services were
provided for strengthening, due to muscle weakness, for
three weeks. The oral antibiotics for pneumonia were
discontinued 10 days prior to discharge. Which of the
following statements is true regarding placement of
diagnosis in M1011 (Inpatient Diagnoses) and M1017
(Diagnoses Requiring Medical or Treatment Regimen
Change during the past 14 days) for this patient? A. All
HCS-D Certification Exam Questions and Answers
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Which of the following statements about the primary
diagnosis is false? A. It is the chief reason for providing
skilled services. B. It best reflects the care being provided
for the entire episode. C. It is the condition most related to
the current home health care plan. D. It may be a V, W, X
or Y code. - Answer-D.
Which statement about other (secondary) diagnoses that
should be coded is FALSE? A. Any diagnosis that the
patient has in addition to the primary diagnosis. B.
Pertinent diagnoses relevant to the care being rendered.
C. Any comorbidity that may affect the patient's response
to treatment or rehabilitation prognosis. D. Conditions that
require clinical evaluation, therapeutic treatment, extended
stay or increased monitoring. - Answer-A.
Which of the following comorbidities may affect patient
care and should be coded, even if it is NOT actively being
treated? A. Anemia. B. GERD. C. Hypertension. D.
Hypothyroidism. - Answer-C.
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A term in parenthesis following the main term that may or
may not be present in the diagnostic statement but does
not affect the code selection is? A. the etiology. B. a
manifestation. C. an unspecified code. D. a nonessential
modifier. - Answer-D.
Which of the following may be listed as the primary
diagnosis? A. W codes. B. X codes. C. Y codes. D. Z
codes. - Answer-D.
Which of the following about etiology/manifestation coding
is FALSE? A. The etiology must be sequenced
immediately before the manifestation. B. The
manifestation may be sequenced before the etiology, if it is
the focus of care. C. A manifestation may never be the
primary diagnosis or coded without its etiology. D. In most
cases, the manifestation codes will have "in diseases
classified elsewhere" in the code title. - Answer-B.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an
etiology/manifestation pairing:? A. G30.0, F02.80,
B.M36.1, C90.00, C. E85.9, G99.0, D. A78, I39 - Answer-
B.
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A resolved case-mix diagnosis replaced by a Z code in
M1021 or M1023 may be placed in:? A. M1025 only. B.
M1025 and M1023. C. M1023 only. D. M1025 or M1023. -
Answer-A.
Which of the following statements is true? A. All diagnoses
treated during an inpatient stay should be coded. B. Z
codes require a symptom control rating. C. All diagnoses
must match on the OASIS, Plan of Care and billing claim
form (UB04). D. All comorbidities should be coded. -
Answer-C.
Your agency received a referral on a patient who was
admitted to the hospital with a fever, persistent cough,
dyspnea with minimal exertion, and extreme weakness.
She was diagnosed with pneumonia and received IV
antibiotics, which were changed to oral when she was
discharged to a rehab facility. Therapy services were
provided for strengthening, due to muscle weakness, for
three weeks. The oral antibiotics for pneumonia were
discontinued 10 days prior to discharge. Which of the
following statements is true regarding placement of
diagnosis in M1011 (Inpatient Diagnoses) and M1017
(Diagnoses Requiring Medical or Treatment Regimen
Change during the past 14 days) for this patient? A. All
