CCS 2019 AHIMA EXAM VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

The root operation of resection applies to which of the following? a. Removal of the entire body part and removal of an entire lobe of the liver b. Partial incidental appendectomy and the closure portion of a procedure c. Blunt, digital, manual, or mechanical lysis of adhesions d. Partial cholecystectomy - CORRECT ANS A. Removal of the entire body part and removal of an entire lobe of the liver. When coding benign neoplasm of the skin, the section noted above directs the coder to: D23- Other benign neoplasms of skinIncludes: Benign neoplasm of hair follicles Benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands Benign neoplasm of sweat glands Excludes 1: benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3) melanocytic nevi (D22.-) a. Use category D23 for benign neoplasm of sweat glands b. Use category D23 for melanocytic nevi c. Use category D23 for benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin d. Use category D23 for malignant neoplasm of the skin - CORRECT ANS A. Use category D23 for benign neoplasm of sweat glands A 64-year-old female was discharged with the final diagnosis of acute renal failure and hypertension. What coding rule applies? a. Use combination code of hypertension and renal failure. b. Use separate codes for hypertension and chronic renal failure. c. Use separate codes for hypertension and acute renal failure.