Principal diagnosis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A piece of objective data collected upon initial assessment of the patient is the A. review of systems. B. history of present illness. C. chief complaint. D. vital signs - Answer- D. vital signs When a patient is admitted because of a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is directed toward the secondary neoplasm only, A. code only the primary neoplasm as the principal diagnosis. B. the primary neoplasm is coded as the principal diagnosis, and the secondary neoplasm is co...

CDIP Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions 2023/2024 (Latest Graded A+). The appeal coordinator received a denial that stated: On presentation, patient had hemoglobin of 8.8 with blood in stool noted in physician office...patient sent as direct admission straight to hospital. The physician notes 11/05/14 states GI bleeding will consider transfusion 11/06/14. Note also states melenic stools and states hemoccult positive. Endoscopy report states - Acute Posthemorrhagic Anemia with iron...

HIT 205 Module 8 Coding Application Final Exam Devry university The definition of a principal diagnosis is provided by this organization according to the guidelines. (Do not include any periods or spaces in your answer. HINT: use an abbreviation.)

RHIT (Coding) EXAM PRACTICE Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 (Graded A+) According to CPT, a repair of a laceration that includes retention sutures would be considered what type of closure? A) Complex B) Intermediate C) Not specified D) Simple - ANSWER-A) Complex (115) The patient was admitted with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The physician documents the following on the discharge summary: acute cholecystitis, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Which of the follo...

ATI LEADERSHIP PROCTORED EXAM TEST BANK (5 VERSIONS COMBINED) 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED APRIL 2023 GRADED A+. VERSION 1 ATI LEADERSHIP PROCTORED EXAM 1.A nurse is preparing an in-service for an annual skills fair at a community medical facility about fire safety. Place the steps in the order in which they should be performed in the case of a fire emergency. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the step...

Which of the following is not a way that ICD-10-CM improves coding accuracy? a. Reduces sequencing problems by combining conditions into one code b. Provides laterality options c. Captures more details for injuries, diabetes, and postoperative complications d. Increases cross-referencing - d. increases cross-referencing ICD-10-CM has enhancements that are anticipated to improve coding accuracy by reducing sequencing problems, providing laterality, and capturing more detail. It also improv...

A piece of objective data collected upon initial assessment of the patient is the A. review of systems. B. history of present illness. C. chief complaint. D. vital signs - D. vital signs When a patient is admitted because of a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is directed toward the secondary neoplasm only, A. code only the primary neoplasm as the principal diagnosis. B. the primary neoplasm is coded as the principal diagnosis, and the secondary neoplasm is coded as an addi...

CCDS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS A patient is admitted from the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of weakness and anemia. After admission and further treatment with packed red blood cells (PRBC), GI consult, and endoscopy, the physician includes the following diagnoses in the discharge summary: anemia, suspected bleeding gastric ulcer, and GERD. What would be the most appropriate principle diagnosis? A. Bleeding gastric ulcer B. Anemia C. GERD D. Weakness A. Bleed...

RHIT EXAM PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS (Coding) 2023-2024 (113) If a patient has an excision of a malignant lesion of the skin, the CPT code is determined by the body area from which the excision occurs and which of the following? A) Length of the lesion as described in the pathology report B) Dimension of the specimen submitted as described in the pathology report C) Width times the length of the lesion as described in the operative report D) Diameter of the lesion as well as the margins e...

Test Bank for Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing 6th Edition by Potter > all chapters 1-48 (questions & answers) A+ guide. Authors: Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall, Barbara J. Astle, Wendy Duggle This is a Test Bank for Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th Edition. This is not the textbook. A Test Bank is a collection of exam questions with solutions based on the textbook. However it is not from the textbook. Test Banks or exam guides are useful in test prep...