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COC 2020 Final Exam Study Questions - Set 1 (Complete Solutions, Answered) 14 year-old status post injury over one year ago to her left wrist presented with recurrent wrist pain. The patient was taken to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. She was placed in wrist traction. The radiocarpal joint was entered endoscopically through sharp skin incisions and blunt dissection into the joint. There was found to be mild synovitis in the dorsal ulnar aspect of the wrist. This was de...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 7) Medicare payment for inPt eligible new tech is based on the cost to the hospital for the new tech. Medicare pays: - 50% for the costs of the new tech in excess of the full MS-DRG payment Medicare reimbursable drugs are found in this code book. - HCPCS Level II Rationale: Medicare reimbursable drugs are found in the HCPCS Level II code book. Medicare reimbursable drugs must be billed in the appropriate dosage amount defined by the long de...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 5) After suffering a fracture of the ankle three months ago, a 69 year-old patient presented with what was found to be a malunion fracture. She was treated with additional surgery and discharged. Which injury diagnosis code(s) is/are assigned? - S82.899P All codes in ICD-10-PCS have how many characters? - 7 All entries in the medical record must be: - Signed and dated by the author with a method to establish the author's identity. All...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS W/O CODES (SET 6) Which service is reimbursed based on the APC payment method? - Patient X-ray of left foot in the outpatient department Rationale: The APC system is a payment methodology for outpatient, or ambulatory, facility services. It does not include the professional component of ambulatory care, which is paid under the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) methodology. Also it does not include services and procedures that require inpatient ...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS W/O CODES (SET 5) What step should you take if there is a discrepancy between the operative report and the procedure listed in the Procedure Title? - If there is a discrepancy between the operative report and the procedure listed in the Procedure Performed Title, the physician should be consulted. What term is used for pus draining from the ear? - Otopyorrhea What type of cell is housed by the lymphatic system to help the body's defense system? - ...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 11) What is the purpose of the Operation Restore Trust program? - An effort to restore integrity in the Medicare program and to find and stop fraud and waste in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. What is the reported HCPCS code for a diaphragm for contraceptive use? - A4266 What is the reported HCPCS code for a Levine type stomach tube? - B4083 What is the reported HCPCS code for Mitomycin, 40 mg, given intravenously? - J9280 x 8 Wh...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS W/O CODES (SET 1) A choledochal cyst is a cyst originating from which structure? - Common bile duct A character's position can be understood as which type of classification that allows different specific values to be inserted into that space, and whose physical position remains stable? - Semi-independent A code from categories Q00-Q99 can be used until the patient reaches what age? Refer to ICD- 10-CM guideline I.C.17. - • They can be used throug...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 1) 14 year-old status post injury over one year ago to her left wrist presented with recurrent wrist pain. The patient was taken to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. She was placed in wrist traction. The radiocarpal joint was entered endoscopically through sharp skin incisions and blunt dissection into the joint. There was found to be mild synovitis in the dorsal ulnar aspect of the wrist. This was debrided arthroscopical...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 12) Which HCPCS Level II code category allows for pass-through payment devices? - C codes Which is the correct statement regarding AAPC members per AAPC's Code of Ethics? - Conduct themselves in all professional activities in a manner consistent with ethical principles of professional conduct. Which is the ICD-10-CM code for GERD? - K21.9 Which is the unit of measurement for documenting the size of a skin graft? - Square centimeters ...

COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 10) What ICD-10-CM is reported for fatigue during a patient's 26th week of pregnancy? - O26.812, Z3A.26 What ICD-10-PCS code should be assigned for total excision of pituitary gland, open? - 0GT00ZZ What ICD-10-PCS codes should be assigned for laparoscopic vaginal assisted hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for dysplasia? - 0UT9FZZ, 0UT7FZZ, 0UT2FZZ What information can be found on the RA from Medicare? - Payment amount...