WEEK 8: FINAL EXAM
Points 250 Questions 25 Available Oct 21, 2018 at 2am - Oct 28, 2018 at 1:59am 7 days Time Limit 210 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
This exam covers all COs and all course content. This exam is worth 250 total points and includes the following questions:
8 multiple choice questions worth 5 points each, total of 40 points
13 short answer questions worth 10 points each, total of 130 points
4 short answer questions worth 20 points each, total of 80 points
You have 3 hours and 30 minutes to finish the exam. When the time limit is reached you will be exited from the exam. Do not use the encoder during the final exam, use your ICD-10-CM coding
manual.
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This quiz is no longer available as the course has been concluded.
ATTEMPT HISTORY
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 210 minutes 178 out of 250
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Score for this quiz: 178 out of 250
Submitted Oct 27, 2018 at 1:22am
This attempt took 210 minutes.
Question 1 pts
(TCO 2) Which of the following is a true statement?
Codes that describe symptoms and signs, as opposed to diagnoses, are acceptable for reporting purposes when a related definitive diagnosis has not been
established (confirmed) by the provider.
Signs and symptoms that are associated routinely with a disease process should not be assigned as additional codes, unless otherwise instructed by the
classification.
Additional signs and symptoms that may not be associated routinely with a disease process should be coded when present.
All of the above
See the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting.
, (TCO 2) In determining the principal diagnosis, which rule takes precedence over all guidelines?
The coding directives in the Tabular List and the Alphabetic Index take precedence over all the other guidelines.
The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting take precedence over all the other guidelines.
The guidance provided in the Coding Clinic takes precedence over all the other guidelines.
Payer-specific guidelines take precedence over all the other guidelines.
See Chapter 1.
Question 3 pts
(TCO 2) Which organizations provide the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting using ICD-10-CM?
AHIMA and AAPC
AMA and AHA
CMS and AHIMA
CMS and NCHS
See Chapter 1.
Question 4 pts
(TCO 2) Which is the maximum number of digits in a valid ICD-10-CM code?
Three
Six
Seven
Five
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See Cha p te r 1.