Patient presents with proteinuria and hematuria. K80.66
The final diagnosis is chronic nephritic syndrome K80.12, K81.2
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glomerulonephritis. Assign the correct code(s). The correct code to describe acute and chronic
Correct Yours cholecystitis with a calculus of the gallbladder is
N04.2 K80.12. - ANSWER -The correct code to
N05.2 describe acute and chronic cholecystitis with a
N03.2, R80.9, R31.9 calculus of the gallbladder is K80.12.
N03.2 - ANSWER -Correct Answer: N03.2
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There is a more specific code available - N03.2. A hospital's payment rate is based on which of
The proteinuria and hematuria are not coded the following factors?
separately because they are an inherent part
(signs and symptoms) of chronic nephritic Type of hospital
syndrome with diffuse membraneous
glomerulonephritis. Designation of the hospital as large urban, other
urban, or rural
A patient is seen in the outpatient surgery Wage index for the geographic area where the
department for a cardiac catheterization for hospital is located
treatment of CAD. Following surgery, the patient
experienced respiratory distress as a All of the above - ANSWER -All of the
complication of the surgery and was admitted to above
the hospital. What code is assigned as the
principal diagnosis for the hospital inpatient
admission? True or false? There are five levels of appeals in
the RAC process. - ANSWER -This
Postoperative complication statement is TRUE.
CAD
A patient was admitted for a liver lobe resection
Signs/symptoms of the complication for liver carcinoma. Before beginning the surgery,
the patient developed tachycardia, and the
Need additional information. - ANSWER - surgery was cancelled. What is the principal
Postoperative complication diagnosis?
The appropriate postoperative complication code Liver carcinoma
would be assigned as the principal diagnosis.
Cancelled surgery
What is the correct code assignment for a patient Tachycardia
with acute and chronic cholecystitis with lithiasis
of the gallbladder? Need additional information - ANSWER -
Correct Yours Liver carcinoma
K80.12
K81.2
,CODING QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A
What punctuation is used in the Alphabetic Index
to identify manifestation codes? level
Parentheses parameters
Colon importance - ANSWER -medical necessity
Semi-colon
A patient has both acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Brackets - ANSWER -Brackets How is this coded in ICD-10-CM?
K85.90
Medicare contracts with ________ to promote
better patient care, better population health, and K86.1
lower healthcare costs through improvement in
the delivery of healthcare services. K85.90, K86.1
RACs K85.80 - ANSWER -K85.90, K86.1
MACs
The _______ represents the average resources
QIOs required to care for cases in that particular DRG
relative to the national average of resources used
CERTs - ANSWER -QIOs to treat all Medicare cases.
case mix index
If two procedures appear to be principal, which
one should be assigned as the principal relative weight
procedure?
MS-DRG
The one most related to the principal diagnosis.
hospital base rate - ANSWER -relative
The one that pays the most. weight
The one performed first.
An MS-DRG assignment is based on all of the
Either may be selected as the principal following factors, EXCEPT _______
procedure. - ANSWER -The one most
related to the principal diagnosis diagnoses
surgical procedures
Accurate ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding is
essential to establish the _______ of a particular discharge disposition or status
service.
length of stay - ANSWER -length of stay
medical necessity
, CODING QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED A
other diagnosis - ANSWER -complication
All of the following are true statements regarding
ICD-10-CM codes, EXCEPT _______.
Which of the following is an example of a
a combination code is a single code used to "connecting word" in ICD-10-CM?
classify two conditions
Due to
if no bilateral code is provided and the condition
is bilateral, the coding professional must assign In
separate codes for both the left and right side
With
the same diagnosis code may be reported more
than once for an encounter All of the above - ANSWER -All of the
above
signs and symptoms that are associated
routinely with a disease process should not be
assigned as additional codes, unless other The _______ note indicates that the conditions
instructions exist - ANSWER -the same listed after it should never be used at the same
diagnosis code may be reported more than once time as the code above this note.
for an encounter
Includes
POA stands for _______. Excludes1
positive on admission Excludes2
power of authority "Code also" - ANSWER -Excludes1
principal of admission
What POA indicator is assigned to a code when
present on admission - ANSWER -present the documentation is insufficient to determine if
on admission the condition is present on admission?
Y
A _______ is defined as an additional diagnosis
that describes a condition arising after the N
beginning of hospital observation and treatment
and then modifying the course of the patient's U
illness or the medical care required.
W- ANSWER -U
complication
The POA indicator U (Unknown) is assigned
comorbidity when the documentation is insufficient to
determine if the condition was present on
significant diagnosis admission.