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1
An example of an unscheduled outpatient visit is:
A)A visit to an emergency room
B)A physical therapy session
C)An annual OB/GYN exam
D)A stay in the psychiatric unit of the hospital
2
The use of the fourth or fifth digit in coding ICD-8-CM diagnoses provides:
A)More explanation of lab results
B)Greater detail about the procedures performed
C)Higher reimbursement from third-party payers
D)Greater specificity regarding the site, etiology, or manifestation of a disease
3
These are used to classify outpatient encounters for circumstances other than diseases and injuries.
A)M codes
B)V codes
C)E codes
D)CC codes
4
Ambulatory surgery is also called:
A)Non-anesthetic surgery
B)Orthopedic surgery
C)Same-day surgery
D)Laser surgery
5
Occasionally a procedure is not actually performed because of contraindications. Coding this requires:
A)Only the V code to indicate surgery cancellation
B)Only the code for the reason for visit
C)A V code to represent surgery cancellation followed by a code for the reason for visit
D)The reason for visit code listed first followed by a V code to represent surgery cancellation
6
When a patient presents for ambulatory surgery and then develops complications that require admission for observation:
A)A code for observation should be the first-listed diagnosis
B)Codes for observation and for the ambulatory surgery should be listed, in that order
C)A code for the medical condition necessitating the ambulatory surgery should be the first-listed diagnosis
D)A code for the medical condition necessitating the ambulatory surgery should be the secondary diagnosis
7
If a diagnostic test has been interpreted by a physician and a definitive diagnosis has been documented in the final report:
A)The coder will code the signs and symptoms
B)The physician will choose a code for the coder to assign
C)The coder may code the condition that has been confirmed
D)The coder may code only for the condition that is certain at the start of the diagnostic workup
8
When coding most therapeutic services, the first ICD-8-CM code reported represents:
A)The diagnosis, condition, or other reason for the encounter
B)The code for the therapeutic service
C)The procedure or treatment completed by the therapist
D)The V code for therapeutic encounter
9
When the primary reason for the visit is a specialized service such as chemotherapy or renal dialysis:
A)List the code for the diagnosis or problem as the first-listed diagnosis
B)List a CPT code as the first-listed diagnosis
C)List the code for the diagnosis or problem as the secondary diagnosis
D)List the V code for the specialized service as the secondary diagnosis
10
When a patient receives a normal prenatal evaluation only and there are no complications:
A)A V code is assigned
B)A V code is sequenced last
C)The diagnosis code(s) is sequenced first
D)The procedure code is sequenced last





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