Question

QUESTION 21

1. he admitting record states the admitting diagnosis as gastroenteritis for this 83-year-old female. She has had multiple episodes of diarrhea for the last 3 days. The patient is now being re-hydrated. The principal diagnosis is:

	a.	diarrhea
	b.	re-hydration
	c.	dehydration
	d.	gastroenteritis

QUESTION 22

1. A chest X-ray performed in the outpatient setting documents "pulmonary infiltrate" as the diagnosis. How should this case be coded?

	a.	R96.0
	b.	J18.9
	c.	R18.3
	d.	R91.8

QUESTION 23

1. A patient with known chronic hepatitis C is seen as a outpatient for Interferon treatment. The principal diagnosis is:

	a.	B18.51
	b.	B70.44
	c.	B18.2
	d.	B18.1

QUESTION 24

1. A patient is admitted for a laparoscopic repair of a recurrent inguinal hernia. What is the appropriate CPT code:

	a.	49560
	b.	49520
	c.	49651
	d.	49521

QUESTION 25

1. A patient presents for an incision and drainage of a pilonidal cyst. The appropriate code is:

	a.	10060
	b.	10061
	c.	10080
	d.	10081

QUESTION 26

1. In CPT coding, measure of lesions is identified by:

	a.	centimeters
	b.	milliliters
	c.	inches
	d.	liters

QUESTION 27

1. In CPT coding, what do you add together if they are the same site and repair type:

	a.	skin tags
	b.	lacerations (open wounds)
	c.	none of thses answers
	d.	lesions

QUESTION 28

1. The proper method ot report the destruction of 17 premalignant lesions is:

	a.	17000 (x) 17
	b.	17000, 17003 (x) 14, 17004
	c.	17000, 17003 (x) 16
	d.	17004

QUESTION 29

1. The correct diagnosis and procedure codes for the destruction of a 2 cm common wart on the finger are:

	a.	B07.8, 17000
	b.	B07.8, 17110
	c.	B78.10, 17272
	d.	B07.19, 11422

QUESTION 30

1. Identify the code for a fine needle aspiration for a breast lesion without imaging.

	a.	10021
	b.	19100
	c.	19000
	d.	19102

QUESTION 31

1. State why it is important to wait for the pathology report before coding an excision.

	a.	Excision codes for skin lesions are divided into benign and malignant codes, based on the diagnosis.
	b.	The physician's claim and the pahtologist's clai need to be submitted together.
	c.	The size of the specimen is reported on the pathology report
	d.	The pathology reports if the margins are free, which affects the CPT code.

Answer 1

21. Principle diagnosis is gastroenteritis. Option d is the correct answer.

22. Pulmonary infiltrates - R91.8. Option d is the correct answer.

23. Chronic hepatitis C - B18.2. Option c is the correct answer.

24.CPT code for laparoscopic repair of a recurrent inguinal hernia - 49651. Option c is the correct answer.