HCS-D CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 WITH 100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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. - Precise 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 diagnoses, including documented
symptoms, which were treated during the hospital stay, will be
listed in M1011. B. Pneumonia and muscle weakness will be
listed in M1011 and M1017, since these were treated during the
rehab stay. C. Pneumon - Precise Answer ✔✔C.
, 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. - Precise 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. -
Precise 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. -
Precise Answer ✔✔C.
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. - Precise Answer
✔✔D.
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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. - Precise 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 diagnoses, including documented
symptoms, which were treated during the hospital stay, will be
listed in M1011. B. Pneumonia and muscle weakness will be
listed in M1011 and M1017, since these were treated during the
rehab stay. C. Pneumon - Precise Answer ✔✔C.
, 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. - Precise 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. -
Precise 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. -
Precise Answer ✔✔C.
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. - Precise Answer
✔✔D.
