D521 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING WGU
PA EXAM GRADED A+
1.Injuries gare ggrouped gby gthe ganatomic gsite.: gWhich gcharacteristic gof
gICD-10-CM grepresents ga gdifference gfrom gICD-9-CM?
Decimals gare gused gto gseparate geach gcharacter.
Code gcharacters gare gincluded gto gindicate gthe
gcondition's gduration. gOnly gE gand gV gare gused gas galpha
gcharacters gin gvalid gcodes.
Injuries gare ggrouped gby gthe ganatomic gsite.
2.No geponyms gare gincluded.: gHow gis gICD-10-PCS gdifferent gfrom
gICD-9-CM? gDiagnostic gconcepts gare gincluded gfor geach gcode.
No geponyms gare gincluded.
Codes gare gorganized gbased gon gthe gunderlying gcause gof
gillness. gEach gcode gbegins gwith gan gO gor gan gI.
3.There gis ga gfocus gon gdescribing gprocedure gobjectives.: gWhat gis ga
gcharacteristic gof gICD-10-PCS gas gcompared gto gICD-9-CM?
Codes gare gorganized gbased gon gthe gunderlying gcause gof
gillness. gProcedures gare gindicated gbased gon gsuccess gor
gfailure.
Codes gfocus gon gdevices grather gthan gparts gof
1 g/
g29
,gthe gbody. gThere gis ga gfocus gon gdescribing
gprocedure gobjectives.
4.Capitated gpayments: gWhich gmethod gis gcategorized gas gepisode-of-
care greim- gbursement?
Capitated gpayments
Traditional gfee-for-service
gpayments gPer-service
gpayment grates
Itemized gpayments
5.Medicare gASC gpayment grates: gWhich gmethod gis gcategorized gas
gepisode-of-care greimbursement?
Per-procedure gpayments
Traditional gfee-for-service
gpayments gSelf-payment gplans
Medicare gASC gpayment grates
6.Morbidity: gWhich gterm gmatches gthe gfollowing gdefinition: ga gdiseased
gcondition gor gthe goccurrence gof gdisease gin ga gpopulation?
Principal
gdiagnosis
gMorbidity
Mortality
gComorbidity
7.Payments greceived gby ghospitals gmay gnot gbe gequal gto gthe gactual gcost
gof gproviding gservices.: gWhich gstatement grepresents ga gcharacteristic gof
gthe gacute gcare gprospective gpayment gsystem gof gMedicare?
Guidelines gfor gpayments gare gdetermined gby ga gset glist gof gdemographic-
related ggroups.
2 g/
g29
, Payments gare gbased gon gexpected gtreatment goutcomes.
Hospitals gtreating ga ghigh gpercentage gof glow-income gpatients greceive
glower glevels gof gpayments.
Payments greceived gby ghospitals gmay gnot gbe gequal gto gthe gactual gcost
gof gproviding gservices.
8.There gare gmany gcombination gcodes gfor gcommonly gassociated
gconditions.: g-
Which gcharacteristic gof gICD-10-CM grepresents ga gdifference gfrom
gICD-9-CM? gOnly gE gand gV gare gused gas galpha gcharacters gin gvalid
gcodes.
There gare gmany gcombination gcodes gfor gcommonly gassociated
gconditions. gDiseases gare ggrouped gby gthe gcause gof gthe gcondition.
Code gcharacters gare gincluded gto gindicate gthe gcondition's gduration.
9.Square gbrackets, g[ g]: gWhat gis gused gto gspecify gexplanatory gphrases,
gaccording gto gdiagnosis gcoding gconventions?
Curly gbraces g{ g}
gSquare gbrackets,
g[ g] gParentheses,
g( g) gCorner
gbrackets, g< g>
10.Colons, g:: gWhich gpunctuation gis gused gto gspecify gwords gfor
gcategory gassignment gin gdiagnosis gcoding?
Square gbrackets,
g[ g] gQuotation
gmarks, g" g"
gColons, g:
Parentheses, g( g)
11.Only guse ga gcode gwith gfewer gthan gseven gcharacters gif git gis gnot gfurther
gsubdivided.: gWhat gis ga ggeneral gguideline gfor gdiagnosis gcoding gwith
gICD-10-CM? gUse ga gcode gwith gfewer gcharacters gfor gdiagnoses gthat
ghave ga glower glevel gof gcertainty. gA gcode gshould gbe gcreated gfor geach
gsign gor gsymptom gof gthe gprimary gcondition.
Each gvalid gcode ghas gseven gcharacters, gwith ga gdecimal gafter gthe
gthird gcharacter. gOnly guse ga gcode gwith gfewer gthan gseven
gcharacters gif git gis gnot gfurther gsubdivided.
12.Sequence ga gcomplication gcode gfirst gif gadmission gis gfor gtreatment
gof gthe gcomplication.: gWhat gis ga gguideline gfor gsequencing gfor
ginpatients?
When gadmission gis gfor grehab, guse gthe gprimary gsymptom gas gthe
3 g/
g29
PA EXAM GRADED A+
1.Injuries gare ggrouped gby gthe ganatomic gsite.: gWhich gcharacteristic gof
gICD-10-CM grepresents ga gdifference gfrom gICD-9-CM?
Decimals gare gused gto gseparate geach gcharacter.
Code gcharacters gare gincluded gto gindicate gthe
gcondition's gduration. gOnly gE gand gV gare gused gas galpha
gcharacters gin gvalid gcodes.
Injuries gare ggrouped gby gthe ganatomic gsite.
2.No geponyms gare gincluded.: gHow gis gICD-10-PCS gdifferent gfrom
gICD-9-CM? gDiagnostic gconcepts gare gincluded gfor geach gcode.
No geponyms gare gincluded.
Codes gare gorganized gbased gon gthe gunderlying gcause gof
gillness. gEach gcode gbegins gwith gan gO gor gan gI.
3.There gis ga gfocus gon gdescribing gprocedure gobjectives.: gWhat gis ga
gcharacteristic gof gICD-10-PCS gas gcompared gto gICD-9-CM?
Codes gare gorganized gbased gon gthe gunderlying gcause gof
gillness. gProcedures gare gindicated gbased gon gsuccess gor
gfailure.
Codes gfocus gon gdevices grather gthan gparts gof
1 g/
g29
,gthe gbody. gThere gis ga gfocus gon gdescribing
gprocedure gobjectives.
4.Capitated gpayments: gWhich gmethod gis gcategorized gas gepisode-of-
care greim- gbursement?
Capitated gpayments
Traditional gfee-for-service
gpayments gPer-service
gpayment grates
Itemized gpayments
5.Medicare gASC gpayment grates: gWhich gmethod gis gcategorized gas
gepisode-of-care greimbursement?
Per-procedure gpayments
Traditional gfee-for-service
gpayments gSelf-payment gplans
Medicare gASC gpayment grates
6.Morbidity: gWhich gterm gmatches gthe gfollowing gdefinition: ga gdiseased
gcondition gor gthe goccurrence gof gdisease gin ga gpopulation?
Principal
gdiagnosis
gMorbidity
Mortality
gComorbidity
7.Payments greceived gby ghospitals gmay gnot gbe gequal gto gthe gactual gcost
gof gproviding gservices.: gWhich gstatement grepresents ga gcharacteristic gof
gthe gacute gcare gprospective gpayment gsystem gof gMedicare?
Guidelines gfor gpayments gare gdetermined gby ga gset glist gof gdemographic-
related ggroups.
2 g/
g29
, Payments gare gbased gon gexpected gtreatment goutcomes.
Hospitals gtreating ga ghigh gpercentage gof glow-income gpatients greceive
glower glevels gof gpayments.
Payments greceived gby ghospitals gmay gnot gbe gequal gto gthe gactual gcost
gof gproviding gservices.
8.There gare gmany gcombination gcodes gfor gcommonly gassociated
gconditions.: g-
Which gcharacteristic gof gICD-10-CM grepresents ga gdifference gfrom
gICD-9-CM? gOnly gE gand gV gare gused gas galpha gcharacters gin gvalid
gcodes.
There gare gmany gcombination gcodes gfor gcommonly gassociated
gconditions. gDiseases gare ggrouped gby gthe gcause gof gthe gcondition.
Code gcharacters gare gincluded gto gindicate gthe gcondition's gduration.
9.Square gbrackets, g[ g]: gWhat gis gused gto gspecify gexplanatory gphrases,
gaccording gto gdiagnosis gcoding gconventions?
Curly gbraces g{ g}
gSquare gbrackets,
g[ g] gParentheses,
g( g) gCorner
gbrackets, g< g>
10.Colons, g:: gWhich gpunctuation gis gused gto gspecify gwords gfor
gcategory gassignment gin gdiagnosis gcoding?
Square gbrackets,
g[ g] gQuotation
gmarks, g" g"
gColons, g:
Parentheses, g( g)
11.Only guse ga gcode gwith gfewer gthan gseven gcharacters gif git gis gnot gfurther
gsubdivided.: gWhat gis ga ggeneral gguideline gfor gdiagnosis gcoding gwith
gICD-10-CM? gUse ga gcode gwith gfewer gcharacters gfor gdiagnoses gthat
ghave ga glower glevel gof gcertainty. gA gcode gshould gbe gcreated gfor geach
gsign gor gsymptom gof gthe gprimary gcondition.
Each gvalid gcode ghas gseven gcharacters, gwith ga gdecimal gafter gthe
gthird gcharacter. gOnly guse ga gcode gwith gfewer gthan gseven
gcharacters gif git gis gnot gfurther gsubdivided.
12.Sequence ga gcomplication gcode gfirst gif gadmission gis gfor gtreatment
gof gthe gcomplication.: gWhat gis ga gguideline gfor gsequencing gfor
ginpatients?
When gadmission gis gfor grehab, guse gthe gprimary gsymptom gas gthe
3 g/
g29
