AHIMA CCS FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy?
Answer: 0FT44ZZ (Resection of gallbladder, percutaneous endoscopic
approach)
●● What is the ICD-10-CM code for acute inferior wall STEMI?
Answer: I21.19 (STEMI of other sites, including inferior wall)
●● What is the root operation in ICD-10-PCS for coronary artery bypass
with synthetic graft?
Answer: Bypass (rerouting of blood flow)
●● What is the CPT code for laparoscopic appendectomy?
Answer: 44970 (Laparoscopic)
●● What is the correct coding for a patient admitted with acute
cholecystitis, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain?
Answer: K81.0 only. Symptoms integral to the disease are not coded
separately.
, ●● What should be done for 'Urosepsis' with E. coli UTI documented?
Answer: Query the provider for clarification (sepsis vs UTI)
●● How should a patient admitted for CHF who develops acute
respiratory failure requiring intubation be sequenced?
Answer: CHF as principal diagnosis + acute respiratory failure
●● How should pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal sepsis be
coded?
Answer: Code both the localized infection and sepsis per guidelines.
●● What is the sequencing for ESRD status post kidney transplant with
COPD and angina?
Answer: N18.6 (ESRD), Z94.0 (transplant status), J44.9, I20.9
●● What is the ICD-10-CM code for hypotension due to correctly
prescribed and administered dobutamine?
Answer: I95.2 + T44.5X5A (Adverse effect)
●● What is the ICD-10-CM code for headache due to dural tear 2 weeks
after laminectomy?
Answer: G97.41 (Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during
procedure)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy?
Answer: 0FT44ZZ (Resection of gallbladder, percutaneous endoscopic
approach)
●● What is the ICD-10-CM code for acute inferior wall STEMI?
Answer: I21.19 (STEMI of other sites, including inferior wall)
●● What is the root operation in ICD-10-PCS for coronary artery bypass
with synthetic graft?
Answer: Bypass (rerouting of blood flow)
●● What is the CPT code for laparoscopic appendectomy?
Answer: 44970 (Laparoscopic)
●● What is the correct coding for a patient admitted with acute
cholecystitis, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain?
Answer: K81.0 only. Symptoms integral to the disease are not coded
separately.
, ●● What should be done for 'Urosepsis' with E. coli UTI documented?
Answer: Query the provider for clarification (sepsis vs UTI)
●● How should a patient admitted for CHF who develops acute
respiratory failure requiring intubation be sequenced?
Answer: CHF as principal diagnosis + acute respiratory failure
●● How should pneumococcal pneumonia and pneumococcal sepsis be
coded?
Answer: Code both the localized infection and sepsis per guidelines.
●● What is the sequencing for ESRD status post kidney transplant with
COPD and angina?
Answer: N18.6 (ESRD), Z94.0 (transplant status), J44.9, I20.9
●● What is the ICD-10-CM code for hypotension due to correctly
prescribed and administered dobutamine?
Answer: I95.2 + T44.5X5A (Adverse effect)
●● What is the ICD-10-CM code for headache due to dural tear 2 weeks
after laminectomy?
Answer: G97.41 (Accidental puncture or laceration of dura during
procedure)
