Inpatient coding TEST Chapter 27 with Complete Solutions

Inpatient coding TEST Chapter 27 with Complete Solutions The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are updated every year. *TRUE* When tow or more diagnoses equally meet the definition for principal diagnosis, either one can be selected as the principal diagnosis. *TRUE* The use of a POA indicator is required for all acute-care facilities that are reimbursed under MS- DRGs. *TRUE* It is unacceptable to assign codes in the inpatient setting to diagnoses that are documented as being "probable, "suspected" or "likely." *FALSE* In the inpatient setting, a CPT code from ICD-10-PCS would be assigned to identify a procedure. *FALSE* In the inpatient setting, a procedure code from ICD-10-PCS would be assigned to identify a procedure. *TRUE* In the inpatient setting, the physician documents possible aspiration pneumonia in the discharge summary. The aspiration pneumonia is coded as if it exists. *TRUE* A principal procedure is one that is performed for definitive treatment rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposed, or one necessary to take care of a complication. *TRUE* The principal diagnosis is defined as the most serious condition during a patient's hospital stay. *FALSE* In the inpatient setting, the principals diagnosis is also called the "first-listed" *FALSE* The American Hospital Association is responsible for the development of ICD-110-PCS *FALSE* THE CENTERS FOR medicare AND medicaid services (cms) *True* The ICD-10-PCS has a seven-character alphanumeric code structure. *TRUE* The Tabular List of ICD-10-PCS contains grids that represent the last four characters of a procedure code. *TRUE* The removal of a tooth is an example of an extraction in the ICD-10-PCS system. *TRUE* A significant procedure is one that *ALL OF THE ABOVE* Patient is admitted with dysuria due to a severe urinary tact infection. Which diagnoses should be reported? *URINARY TRACT INFECTION* The discharge summary states the patient's diagnoses are peptic ulcer disease versus chronic cholecystitis. Which diagnoses should be reported? *BOTH PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE AND CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS (EITHER ONE CAN BE PRINCIPAL)* The discharge summary states teh patient's diagnosis is acute abdominal pain due to peptic ulcer disease or cholecystitis. which diagnoses should be reported? *ABDOMINAL PAIN, PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE, CHOLECYSTITIS*