Pathway to Medical Coding Mastery
The OIG recommends that provider practices enforce
disciplinary actions through well publicized compliance
guidelines to ensure actions that are ______.
a. Permanent
b. Consistent and appropriate
c. Frequent
d. Swift and enforceable - Answer b. Consistent and
appropriate
Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart
from the lungs?
a. Pulmonary vein
b. Bronchial vein
,c. Pulmonary artery
d. Bronchial artery - Answer a. Pulmonary vein
Muscle is attached to bone by what method?
a. Tendons, ligaments, and directly to bone
b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
c. Ligaments, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
d. Tendons and cartilage - Answer b. Tendons,
aponeurosis, and directly to bone
Lacrimal glands are responsible for which of the following?
a. Production of tears
b. Production of vitreous
c. Production of mydriatic agents
d. Production of zonules - Answer a. Production of tears
Melasma is defined as:
,a. Lines where the skin has been stretched
b. A discharge of mucus and blood
c. A dark vertical line appearing on the abdomen
d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face - Answer
d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face
A gonioscopy is an examination of what part of the eye:
a. Anterior chamber of the eye
b. Lacrimal duct
c. Interior surface of the eye
d. Posterior segment - Answer a. Anterior chamber of
the eye
What type of code is assigned when the provider documents the
reason for a patient seeking healthcare services that is not for an
injury or disease?
a. Non-specific code
b. External cause code (V00-Y99)
c. Z code (Z00-Z99)
, d. ICD-10-PCS - Answer c. Z code (Z00-Z99)
What is the ICD-10-CM code for hay fever? - Answer
J30.1
What is the ICD-10-CM code for swine flu?
a. J10.1
b. A08.4
c. J11.1
d. J09.X2 - Answer d. J09.X2
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for enlargement of the
prostate with a symptom of urinary retention?
a. N40.1
b. N40.3, R33.8
c. N40.0
d. N40.1, R33.8 - Answer d. N40.1, R33.8