If a patient undergoes a biopsy immediately before the definitive surgery for a frozen
section, how should this be coded with ICD-10-PCS code?
a. The approach to the definitive surgery
b. Suture method
c. Exploratory surgery
d. Open biopsy and definitive surgery
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d. Open biopsy and definitive surgery
Contradictory documentation may be remedied proactively by using:
a. Communication tools
b. External audits
c. Compliance regulations
d. Corporate integrity agreements
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a. Communication tools
Proper discharge planning for inpatients being transferred to another healthcare delivery
system must include a complete summary of the patient's history, current status and
future needs to ensure appropriate:
a. Coding
b. Billing
c. Continuity of care
d. Quality of care
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c. Continuity of care
,A method that can be used to ensure validity of data in the database is:
a. Encryption
b. Reliable
c. Comprehensive
d. Relevant
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b. Reliable
Gastrointestinal bleeding manifests as:
a. Hematemesis which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
b. Petechia
c. Vomiting
d. Constipation which indicates upper or lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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a. Hematemesis which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
If a patient's discharge summary does not contain a diagnosis that is documented by the
anesthesiologist in a preoperative evaluation and that would impact MS-DRG
assignment, the coder should:
a. Code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. Code the diagnosis reflected on the anesthesia preoperative evaluation
c. Code the most severe symptom
d. Query the attending physician regarding the clinical significance of that diagnosis
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, d. Query the attending physician regarding the clinical significance of that
diagnosis
If a patient is admitted with a substance-related psychosis, what is coded?
a. The psychosis is coded first and the drug or alcohol dependence is coded second
b. The drug or alcohol dependence is coded first
c. The drug or alcohol dependence is not coded.
d. The psychosis is not coded.
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a. The psychosis is coded first and the drug or alcohol dependence is coded
second.
A 64 year old female was discharged with the final diagnosis of acute renal kidney 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
d. Use separate codes for elevated blood pressure and chronic renal failure.
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c. Use separate codes for hypertension and acute renal failure.
section, how should this be coded with ICD-10-PCS code?
a. The approach to the definitive surgery
b. Suture method
c. Exploratory surgery
d. Open biopsy and definitive surgery
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d. Open biopsy and definitive surgery
Contradictory documentation may be remedied proactively by using:
a. Communication tools
b. External audits
c. Compliance regulations
d. Corporate integrity agreements
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a. Communication tools
Proper discharge planning for inpatients being transferred to another healthcare delivery
system must include a complete summary of the patient's history, current status and
future needs to ensure appropriate:
a. Coding
b. Billing
c. Continuity of care
d. Quality of care
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c. Continuity of care
,A method that can be used to ensure validity of data in the database is:
a. Encryption
b. Reliable
c. Comprehensive
d. Relevant
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b. Reliable
Gastrointestinal bleeding manifests as:
a. Hematemesis which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
b. Petechia
c. Vomiting
d. Constipation which indicates upper or lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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a. Hematemesis which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
If a patient's discharge summary does not contain a diagnosis that is documented by the
anesthesiologist in a preoperative evaluation and that would impact MS-DRG
assignment, the coder should:
a. Code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. Code the diagnosis reflected on the anesthesia preoperative evaluation
c. Code the most severe symptom
d. Query the attending physician regarding the clinical significance of that diagnosis
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, d. Query the attending physician regarding the clinical significance of that
diagnosis
If a patient is admitted with a substance-related psychosis, what is coded?
a. The psychosis is coded first and the drug or alcohol dependence is coded second
b. The drug or alcohol dependence is coded first
c. The drug or alcohol dependence is not coded.
d. The psychosis is not coded.
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a. The psychosis is coded first and the drug or alcohol dependence is coded
second.
A 64 year old female was discharged with the final diagnosis of acute renal kidney 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
d. Use separate codes for elevated blood pressure and chronic renal failure.
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c. Use separate codes for hypertension and acute renal failure.
