AAPC CPC Chapter 3 Questions & Answers

ICD-10-CM code for Personal History of Alcohol Dependence - ANSWERSf10.21 (Alcohol dependence, in remission) ICD-10-CM code for Suicide Attempt using Absinthe - ANSWERST51.0X2 (Toxic effect of ethanol, intentional self-harm) True or false: External Cause of Injury codes are acceptable to be used as primary Dx code, and/or singularly. - ANSWERSFalse (Never primary, and always follow another code) NOS stands for: A) No Other Symptoms B) Not Otherwise Specified C) Never Operated Surgery D) New Operating System - ANSWERSB (Same as 'unspecified') Punctuation used to include supplemental information about a diagnosis code, but does not effect code assignment: A) Semicolon B) Quotation marks C) Parenthesis D) Asterisk - ANSWERSC What does the reference I.C.7.a.2 refer you to in the ICD-10-cm guidelines?: A) Glaucoma: bilateral glaucoma with same type and stage B) Diabetes: overdose of insulin due to insulin pump failure C) Etiology/manifestation convention D) HIV: whether the patient is newly diagnosed - ANSWERSA The ____th character in the ICD-10-cm code defines the site, etiology, manifestation, or state of the disease/condition: A) 5th B) 4th C) 6th D) 7th - ANSWERSB (Example: E11.6 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic arthropathy) The ____th or ____th character in the ICD-10-cm code represents the most accurate level of specificity regarding the condition: A) 4th or 5th B) 6th or 7th C) 5th or 6th D) All of the above - ANSWERSC (Example: E11.610 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic nephropathic arthropathy) True or false: Some categories of ICD-10-cm codes require an applicable 7th character - ANSWERSTrue (When a base code includes a "-" at the end, it is indicating that more characters will be required to complete the code) ICD-10-CM code for Diaper Rash - ANSWERSL22 ICD-10-CM code for Close right forearm fracture (traumatic), initial encounter - ANSWERSS52.91XA ICD-10-CM code for Nausea with Vomiting - ANSWERSR11.2 ICD-10-CM code for Postsurgical Hypothyroidism - ANSWERSE89.0 ICD-10-CM code for Diabetes Mellitus, Type II - ANSWERSE11.9 (without complications, as none are specified in the description of the diagnosis) ICD-10-CM code for Abdominal Pain in Right Lower Quadrant - ANSWERSR10.31 ICD-10-CM code for Urinary Tract Infection - ANSWERSN39.0 A 10 month-old comes into the pediatrician's office for a harsh, bark-like cough. She is diagnosed with croup. The mother also wants the pediatrician to look at a rash that has developed on her leg. The pediatrician prescribes over the counter medication of acetaminophen for the croup and hydrocortisone cream for the rash on the leg. She is to follow up in five days or return earlier if the conditions worsen. What ICD-10-CM code(s) should be reported for this visit?: A) R21 B) J05.0, R05, R21 C) J05.0 D) J05.0, R21 - ANSWERSD What is the ICD-10-CM code for an initial encounter for a closed fracture of the right wrist?: A) S12.9XXA B) M80.031A C) S62.101A D) S62.102A - ANSWERSC What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for enlargement of the prostate with a symptom of urinary retention? A) N40.0 B) N40.1, R33.8 C) N40.3, R33.8 D) N40.1 - ANSWERSB What is the ICD-10-CM code for sprained left ankle, initial encounter? A) S83.90XD B) S93.402A C) S73.192D D) S93.601A - ANSWERSB What diagnosis code(s) is/are reported for pneumonia due to SARS? A) J12.81, B97.21 B) J18.9, B97.21 C) J18.9 D) J12.81 - ANSWERSD What diagnosis code(s) should be reported for primary osteoarthritis in both knees? A) M17.11, M17.12 B) M17.0, M17.0 C) M17.0 D) M17.4 - ANSWERSC A patient presents to the Emergency Department with nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and fever. The provider suspects appendicitis. The test results are pending. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? A) R11.2, R10.9, R50.9, K37 B) R11.2, R10.9, R50.9 C) K37 D) R11.0, R11.10, R10.9, R50.9 - ANSWERSB A male patient has started having convulsions. His provider sent him to have a computerized axial tomogram (CT scan) of the brain with contrast. The hospital's radiologist read the CT scan. What diagnosis code is reported as the reason for the CT scan? A) R56.01 B) R56.9 C) R56.00 D) R51 - ANSWERSB