Monday Coding Quiz

Jumpstart your brain with a coding quiz at the start of the week, or test your coding prowess at any time. Quiz questions are taken directly from AHIMA Press publications. Enjoy the quizzes, but please note they are not eligible for continuing education credit.


ASC Facility Coding

May 14, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A newborn female is born with polydactyly of the right foot with a total of 5 normal toes 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 weeks?

   





Coding for Ambulatory Surgery

May 07, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

An ambulatory surgery operative report for a 75-year-old male patient states that the patient received a full- thickness graft of the cheek following lesion removal of a basal carcinoma. The lesion plus margins are documented to be 3.2 cm in diameter. A 10-sq-cm graft is applied with donor skin from his thigh, closed by suture. Which of the following code sets is correct for this surgery?



Coding for a Urological Procedure

Apr 30, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

This patient, a 47-year-old male with adenoma of the prostate, is being treated in the outpatient surgery suite. The urologist inserts an endoscope in the penile urethra and dilates the structure to allow instrument passage. After endoscope placement, a radiofrequency stylet is inserted, and the diseased prostate is excised with radiant energy. Bleeding is controlled with electrocoagulation. Following instrument removal, a catheter is inserted and left in place. Which of the following code sets will be reported for this service?



Coding Premature Baby Office Visit

Apr 09, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A 6-month-old infant, born prematurely, presents for his monthly injection for  RSV. The nurse documents Synagis 40 mg, IM.  Which of the following code sets is correct for reporting this office visit?



Blood-loss Anemia Diagnosis Coding

Apr 02, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

The physician documents that the patient has blood-loss anemia. Which  diagnosis code is supported by this documentation?



Head Wound Procedure and Sedation Coding

Mar 26, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A 5-year-old patient was brought into the emergency room with a deep 2-cm laceration of his scalp. The child was combative and would not allow staff to cleanse the wound. The mother held the child in her lap while the ED physician administered 10 mg of Versed intranasally.

When the child was sufficiently sedated, one of the ED nurses monitored the patient’s vital signs, and the physician performed a layered repair of the laceration. The intra- service time for the procedure did not exceed 30 minutes.  Assign the correct CPT code(s) for the procedure and sedation for this case:


Coding Acute Myocardial Infarction in ICD-10-CM

Mar 19, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A myocardial infarction is considered acute for _____ weeks according to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.



Coding Observation E/M Codes

Mar 12, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

Observation E/M codes (99218–99220) are used when:


CPT Guidelines on Procedure Coding

Mar 05, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

Per CPT guidelines, a separate procedure:



Codes Describing Conscious Sedation Procedure

Feb 27, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A list of codes describing procedures that include conscious sedation, if administered by the same surgeon as performs the procedure, can be found in:



Reporting Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease with Dementia

Feb 20, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

In ICD-9-CM coding, to report Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease with dementia, you  would need:



Using Category II Codes

Feb 13, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

Category II codes cover all but one of the following topics. Which is not addressed by Category II codes?



Reporting Diagnosis in M0240

Feb 06, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A 85-year-old female lives alone. She recently was in the hospital with aspiration pneumonia. There are infiltrates still present on the chest x-ray, and home healthcare is focused on the treatment of the pneumonia. She also has type II diabetes mellitus. She had partial colectomy last year for acute diverticulitis. What diagnosis would be reported in M0240?



Reporting an ED Visit for Rabies Vaccination

Jan 09, 2012 12:01 am    |    posted by Kevin Heubusch   |    Monday coding quiz

A 9-year-old boy is seen in the emergency department and receives 560 units of rabies immune globulin and rabies vaccine as intramuscular injections after being bitten by a squirrel that exhibited signs of being infected. The documentation contains an expanded problem focused history, a detailed examination and high-level medical decision making. How are these services coded?

 



Assigning Fifth Character for Category G43, Migraine

Dec 19, 2011 12:01 am    |    posted by Kevin Heubusch   |    Monday coding quiz

In ICD-10-CM the fifth character for category G43, Migraine, denotes what?


Defining the Protection of Health Information

Dec 12, 2011 12:00 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

What is the legal term used to define the protection of health information in a patient–provider relationship?



Elements of Data Quality

Dec 05, 2011 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

Which of the following is not an element of data quality?


Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Program

Nov 28, 2011 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

In a joint effort of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Administration on Aging (AOA), which program was released in 1995 to target fraud and abuse among healthcare providers?


Components of Patient Records

Nov 21, 2011 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

Which of the following elements is not a component of most patient records?


Reimbursed Services under OPPS

Nov 14, 2011 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

A health information technician is processing payments for hospital outpatient services to be reimbursed by Medicare for a patient who had two physician visits, underwent radiology examinations, clinical laboratory tests, and who received take-home surgical dressings. Which of the following services is reimbursed under the outpatient prospective payment system?



Coding for Carcinoma In Situ of Vocal Cord

Nov 07, 2011 12:01 am    |    posted by Chris Dimick   |    Monday coding quiz

Identify the diagnosis code(s) for carcinoma in situ of vocal cord.