Billing and Coding Practicum UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A newborn female is born with accessory digits of the right hand with a total of 5 normal fingers
and 2 extra digits that do not contain bony structures. Which of the following code sets would be
reported by the ASC facility tying off and removing these digits at the age of 2 week? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 11200
An infant is born by cesarean section at 27 weeks' gestation. The baby weighs 945 g. The baby's
lungs are immature, and the baby develops respiratory distress syndrome, requiring a 25-day
hospital stay in the NICU. Discharge diagnosis: Extreme immaturity, with 27-week gestation,
with respiratory distress syndrome, delivered by cesarean section. Which of the following
diagnosis codes would be correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Z38.01, P07.03, P07.27,
P22.0
A coding professional may assume a cause-and effect relationship between hypertension and
which
of the following complications? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypertension and chronic
kidney disease
Which of the following is (are) not an example(s) of constitutional red blood cell aplasia -
CORRECT ANSWER - Fanconi's anemia
A patient is admitted with cervical lymphadenopathy. A needle biopsy of a cervical lymph node
is performed, and Hodgkin's sarcoma disease is confirmed. Which of the following is the correct
code assignment? - CORRECT ANSWER - C81.71, 38505
This 3-year-old male fell from a park bench at the playground and was unable to bear weight on
the left leg. X-rays today determined that he sustained a mid-shaft fracture of the femur, which
was reduced and placed in a Spica cast under conscious sedation in the outpatient surgical suite.
Total conscious sedation time was 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Which CPT codes are appropriate for reporting? - CORRECT ANSWER - 27502
, What is the correct code assignment for extrinsic asthma with acute exacerbation and status
asthmaticus? - CORRECT ANSWER - J45.22
AHIMA Hospital has a "fast track" department attached to the emergency department. This area
is staffed by emergency department physicians on a rotating basis, treats minor problems, and is
open from 5:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. What codes should be used to report services rendered in the
department? - CORRECT ANSWER - Office or other outpatient service codes
In the diagnostic statement "tuberculous prostatitis," which condition is coded as the principal
diagnosis in ICD-10-CM? - CORRECT ANSWER - The tuberculosis
A 75-year-old male patient was admitted for an acute exacerbation of chronic systolic congestive
heart failure and severe mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis. What would be the correct code
assignment for this case? - CORRECT ANSWER - I50.23, I50.9, I08.0
For reporting of physician services, E/M codes are usually based on - CORRECT
ANSWER - Documentation of history, physical examination, and medical decision making
A patient in end-stage renal failure requires outpatient hemodialysis 3 times a week while
awaiting kidney transplant. He has an A-V fistula in his left arm for vascular access. Which of
the following code combinations is appropriate for reporting physician services for this 55-year-
old male for the month of August? - CORRECT ANSWER - N18.6, 90960
This 3-year-old male fell from a park bench at the playground and was unable to bear weight on
the left leg. X-rays today determined that he sustained a mid-shaft fracture of the femur, which
was reduced and placed in a Spica cast under conscious sedation in the outpatient surgical suite.
Total conscious sedation time was 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Which CPT codes are appropriate for reporting? - CORRECT ANSWER - 27502
A 45-year-old patient was found unconscious in a park and was brought to the emergency
department by ambulance. A comprehensive physical examination was performed, and the
medical decision making was of high complexity. The ED physician documents that he was
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A newborn female is born with accessory digits of the right hand with a total of 5 normal fingers
and 2 extra digits that do not contain bony structures. Which of the following code sets would be
reported by the ASC facility tying off and removing these digits at the age of 2 week? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 11200
An infant is born by cesarean section at 27 weeks' gestation. The baby weighs 945 g. The baby's
lungs are immature, and the baby develops respiratory distress syndrome, requiring a 25-day
hospital stay in the NICU. Discharge diagnosis: Extreme immaturity, with 27-week gestation,
with respiratory distress syndrome, delivered by cesarean section. Which of the following
diagnosis codes would be correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Z38.01, P07.03, P07.27,
P22.0
A coding professional may assume a cause-and effect relationship between hypertension and
which
of the following complications? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypertension and chronic
kidney disease
Which of the following is (are) not an example(s) of constitutional red blood cell aplasia -
CORRECT ANSWER - Fanconi's anemia
A patient is admitted with cervical lymphadenopathy. A needle biopsy of a cervical lymph node
is performed, and Hodgkin's sarcoma disease is confirmed. Which of the following is the correct
code assignment? - CORRECT ANSWER - C81.71, 38505
This 3-year-old male fell from a park bench at the playground and was unable to bear weight on
the left leg. X-rays today determined that he sustained a mid-shaft fracture of the femur, which
was reduced and placed in a Spica cast under conscious sedation in the outpatient surgical suite.
Total conscious sedation time was 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Which CPT codes are appropriate for reporting? - CORRECT ANSWER - 27502
, What is the correct code assignment for extrinsic asthma with acute exacerbation and status
asthmaticus? - CORRECT ANSWER - J45.22
AHIMA Hospital has a "fast track" department attached to the emergency department. This area
is staffed by emergency department physicians on a rotating basis, treats minor problems, and is
open from 5:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. What codes should be used to report services rendered in the
department? - CORRECT ANSWER - Office or other outpatient service codes
In the diagnostic statement "tuberculous prostatitis," which condition is coded as the principal
diagnosis in ICD-10-CM? - CORRECT ANSWER - The tuberculosis
A 75-year-old male patient was admitted for an acute exacerbation of chronic systolic congestive
heart failure and severe mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis. What would be the correct code
assignment for this case? - CORRECT ANSWER - I50.23, I50.9, I08.0
For reporting of physician services, E/M codes are usually based on - CORRECT
ANSWER - Documentation of history, physical examination, and medical decision making
A patient in end-stage renal failure requires outpatient hemodialysis 3 times a week while
awaiting kidney transplant. He has an A-V fistula in his left arm for vascular access. Which of
the following code combinations is appropriate for reporting physician services for this 55-year-
old male for the month of August? - CORRECT ANSWER - N18.6, 90960
This 3-year-old male fell from a park bench at the playground and was unable to bear weight on
the left leg. X-rays today determined that he sustained a mid-shaft fracture of the femur, which
was reduced and placed in a Spica cast under conscious sedation in the outpatient surgical suite.
Total conscious sedation time was 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Which CPT codes are appropriate for reporting? - CORRECT ANSWER - 27502
A 45-year-old patient was found unconscious in a park and was brought to the emergency
department by ambulance. A comprehensive physical examination was performed, and the
medical decision making was of high complexity. The ED physician documents that he was
