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gastroenteritis with abdominal pain

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Urinary tract infection with hematuria

When a diagnosis is documented as "possible", "probable", "likely", "questionable", "?", "rule out", or "suspected", the coder should:

a) should code the condition for inpatient services

b) should code the condition for outpatient services

c) should code the condition for both inpatient and outpatient services

d) should not code the condition for either inpatient or outpatient services

Outpatient services:

a) are coded to highest level of certainty

b) you would code a diagnosis even if it was labeled probable, likely, questionable, rule out, possible, or suspected

c) often requires symptom coding

d) often has a diagnosis to code at discharge

e) all but b

f) all but a

g) a and c

h) all but d

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Acute and Chronic cystitis

If two or more interrelated conditions can be the principal diagnosis:

a) you code only one of the conditions

b) either condition can be sequenced first

c) if treatment is directed at one condition more, that is the principal diagnosis

d) all but a

e) all but b

A symptom is followed by contrasting diagnoses.  How would you code this?

a) code the symptom code only

b) code one of the contrasting diagnoses only

c) code both contrasting diagnoses but not the symptom

d) code the contrasting diagnoses first and the symptom second as principal diagnoses

e) code the symptom first and then the contrasting diagnoses as principal diagnoses

Chest pain secondary to hiatal hernia versus costochondritis.  You code as principal diagnosis:

a) chest pain only

b) hiatal hernia only

c) costochondritis only

d) either hiatal hernia or costochondritis

e) chest pain, hiatal hernia, costochondritis

f) chest pain, hiatal hernia

g) chest pain, costochondritis

h) hiatal hernia, costochondritis, chest pain

i) both hiatal hernia and costochondritis

CODE

Residual scar from old burn to arm

A laparotomy with appendectomy is done.  You code:

a) laparotomy only

b) laparotomy, appendectomy

c) appendectomy only

d) appendectomy, laparotomy

e) either laparotomy or appendectomy

A biopsy is a(n) __________ procedure.

a) operative

b) diagnostic

A biopsy is performed, and it is the only procedure performed.  You would code:

a) the biopsy only

b) biopsy, operative approach

c) operative approach, biopsy

d) operative approach only

CODE

Exploratory laparotomy with percutaneous liver biopsy

Many laparoscopic procedures are substituting open procedures because:

a) they are less invasive

b) healing time is quicker

c) hospital stay is shorter

d) all of the above

If a laparoscopic procedures is converted to an open procedure, code:

a) laparoscopic procedure, V code for operation conversion, open procedure

b) open procedure, laparoscopic procedure, V code for operation conversion

c) open procedure, V code for operation conversion, laparoscopic procedure

d) V code for operation conversion, laparoscopic procedure, open procedure

e) V code for operation conversion, open procedure, laparoscopic procedure

f) laparoscopic procedure, V code for operation conversion

g) open procedure, V code for operation conversion

h) V code for operation conversion, laparoscopic procedure

i) V code for operation conversion, open procedure

There are no codes for bilateral procedures in ICD-9-CM.  How would you code it?

a) use the unilateral code once

b) use the unilateral code twice

c) use the unilateral code X 2

d) use the unilateral code with a modifier saying it was a bilateral procedure

V codes can be found under:

a) admission for   b) encounter for   c) follow-up   d) attention to

e) history of   f) status post   g) examination   h) aftercare   i) problem

j) screening for   k) long-term use   l) all of the above

n) all but c, d, h

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Accidental poisoning with acetaminophen

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Patient's injury was due to fall from ladder

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Patient was cut in a powered lawn mower accident

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Patient's injury occurred while playing basketball