1. Conditions such as myocardial infarction and angina pectoris areincluded in which code
category range?
A. 410–414 C. 400–410
B. 434–497 D. 417–427
2. A myocardial infarction that occurred three weeks ago should becoded to category
A. 413. C. 411.
B. 412. D. 410.
3. Don’t assign code 412 as a secondary code when
A. current ischemic heart disease is present.
B. the physician documents “healed MI.”
C. a previous heart attack is indicated by an electrocardiogram(EKG) and physician
documentation.
D. a past MI is causing no problems for the current admission.
4. Which of the following is the appropriate coding and sequencing(if applicable) for a diagnosis
of dementia without behavioral disturbance due to Alzheimer’sdisease?
A. 294.1 C. 294.1, 331.0
B. 331.0, 294.10 D. 331.0
5. One of the patient’s diagnoses is listed as alcoholism inremission. Which of the following
codes should be reported for this condition?
A. 303.03 C. 303.93
B. 305.0 D. V11.3
6. A right-handed patient has right-sided hemiplegia from acurrent, unspecified CVA that clears
before patient discharge. Which of the following could be thecorrect code assignment(s) and
sequencing (if applicable)?
A. 436 C. 438.21
B. 436, 342.91 D. 438.21, 342.91
7. Bacterial meningitis due to pneumococcus infection should becategorized to
A. one code.
B. two codes.
C. three codes.
D. no codes until the physician is queried for moreinformation.
8. Code seizures and convulsions to category
A. 345. C. 436.
B. 780. D. Need more information
9. Which of the following are examples of codes that can beassigned to the same patient for the
same encounter?
A. 507.0 and 480.9 C. 496 and 493.2
B. 491.20 and 491.21 D. 506.0 and 506.9
10. When a patient is admitted in respiratory failure due to anacute, nonrespiratory condition,
which of the following actions should the coder take?
A. Code respiratory failure as the principal diagnosis andsequenced first.
B. Code acute, nonrespiratory condition as the principal diagnosisand sequenced first.
C. Code respiratory condition causing the respiratory failure asthe principal diagnosis and
sequenced first.
D. Query the physician for appropriate sequencing
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