WGU C808 Pre-assessment Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
A |26-year-old |female |is |admitted |to |the |hospital |for |a |scheduled |cesarean |section |at |40 |weeks
|gestation. |The |patient |has |a |normal |delivery |without |any |noted |postpartum |incident. |She |is |
discharged |home |on |day |five. |Which |classification |system |should |the |hospital |used |to |code |
this |procedure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ICD |10 |PCS
Which |coding |classification |system |includes |E/M |codes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CPT
Which |organization |is |responsible |for |developing |and |publishing |the |official |guidelines |for |
CPT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Medical |Association |(AMA)
Which |character |serves |as |a |placeholder |for |future |code |expansion |in |certain |ICD |10 |CM |
codes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-X
Which |classification |system |uses |the |concept |of |the |surgical |package? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-CPT
Which |letter, |when |used |in |the |fifth |position, |describes |emerging |technologies |that |do |not |yet |
qualify |for |regular |CPT |codes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-T
Which |element |is |a |component |of |the |history |exam |of |a |patient, |according |to |CPT |guidelines |
for |E/M |coding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Review |of |systems
A |patient |with |a |history |of |hypertension, |diabetes, |and |coronary |artery |disease |is |admitted |for
|a |coronary |artery |bypass. |The |patient |complained |of |anal |pain |and |was |diagnosed |with |
internal |hemorrhoids. |The |patient's |final |diagnoses |are |coronary |artery |disease, |infection |the |
, surgical |site, |hypertension, |diabetes, |and |internal |hemorrhoids. |Which |diagnosis |is |a |hospital |
acquired |condition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infection |have |a |surgical |site
A |patient |with |a |history |of |wrist |pathological |fracture |is |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |a |
traumatic |injury |to |the |left |distal |femur |for |open |repair. |Which |code |is |sequenced |first |to |
maximize |hospital |reimbursement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Traumatic |injury |of |the |left |distal |
femur
A |36-year-old |female |is |admitted |to |a |hospital |for |a |unilateral |right |total |mastectomy. |Which |
procedure |should |be |coded |to |maximize |reimbursement?
Destruction |of |right |breast
Alteration |of |right |breast
Resection |of |right |breast
Excision |of |right |breast |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Resection |of |right |breast
The |surgeon |removes |a |large |tumor |from |the |patient's |abdomen. |The |surgeon |submits |a |bill |
for |removal |of |the |tumor, |incision |of |the |abdomen, |and |closure |of |the |abdominal |incision. |
Which |type |of |coding |error |does |this |exemplify? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unbundling
A |hospital |conducts |an |in-service |meeting |to |review |updated |reimbursement |guidelines |for |
the |coding |compliance |plan |in |order |to |maximize |reimbursements. |Which |element |of |the |
coding |compliance |plan |is |this? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Education
Which |role |is |essential |to |the |success |of |a |clinical |documentation |improvement |program?
With Correct Answers
A |26-year-old |female |is |admitted |to |the |hospital |for |a |scheduled |cesarean |section |at |40 |weeks
|gestation. |The |patient |has |a |normal |delivery |without |any |noted |postpartum |incident. |She |is |
discharged |home |on |day |five. |Which |classification |system |should |the |hospital |used |to |code |
this |procedure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ICD |10 |PCS
Which |coding |classification |system |includes |E/M |codes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CPT
Which |organization |is |responsible |for |developing |and |publishing |the |official |guidelines |for |
CPT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |Medical |Association |(AMA)
Which |character |serves |as |a |placeholder |for |future |code |expansion |in |certain |ICD |10 |CM |
codes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-X
Which |classification |system |uses |the |concept |of |the |surgical |package? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-CPT
Which |letter, |when |used |in |the |fifth |position, |describes |emerging |technologies |that |do |not |yet |
qualify |for |regular |CPT |codes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-T
Which |element |is |a |component |of |the |history |exam |of |a |patient, |according |to |CPT |guidelines |
for |E/M |coding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Review |of |systems
A |patient |with |a |history |of |hypertension, |diabetes, |and |coronary |artery |disease |is |admitted |for
|a |coronary |artery |bypass. |The |patient |complained |of |anal |pain |and |was |diagnosed |with |
internal |hemorrhoids. |The |patient's |final |diagnoses |are |coronary |artery |disease, |infection |the |
, surgical |site, |hypertension, |diabetes, |and |internal |hemorrhoids. |Which |diagnosis |is |a |hospital |
acquired |condition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Infection |have |a |surgical |site
A |patient |with |a |history |of |wrist |pathological |fracture |is |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |a |
traumatic |injury |to |the |left |distal |femur |for |open |repair. |Which |code |is |sequenced |first |to |
maximize |hospital |reimbursement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Traumatic |injury |of |the |left |distal |
femur
A |36-year-old |female |is |admitted |to |a |hospital |for |a |unilateral |right |total |mastectomy. |Which |
procedure |should |be |coded |to |maximize |reimbursement?
Destruction |of |right |breast
Alteration |of |right |breast
Resection |of |right |breast
Excision |of |right |breast |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Resection |of |right |breast
The |surgeon |removes |a |large |tumor |from |the |patient's |abdomen. |The |surgeon |submits |a |bill |
for |removal |of |the |tumor, |incision |of |the |abdomen, |and |closure |of |the |abdominal |incision. |
Which |type |of |coding |error |does |this |exemplify? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unbundling
A |hospital |conducts |an |in-service |meeting |to |review |updated |reimbursement |guidelines |for |
the |coding |compliance |plan |in |order |to |maximize |reimbursements. |Which |element |of |the |
coding |compliance |plan |is |this? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Education
Which |role |is |essential |to |the |success |of |a |clinical |documentation |improvement |program?
