HCS-D Certification 2024 Practice Questions and Answers
Which of the following statements is true? A. All diagnoses treated during an
inpatient stay should be coded. B. Z codes require a symptom control rating. C.
All diagnoses must match on the OASIS, Plan of Care and billing claim form
(UB04). D. All comorbidities should be coded.
C.
Your agency received a referral on a patient who was admitted to the hospital
with a fever, persistent cough, dyspnea with minimal exertion, and extreme
weakness. She was diagnosed with pneumonia and received IV antibiotics, which
were changed to oral when she was discharged to a rehab facility. Therapy
services were provided for strengthening, due to muscle weakness, for three
weeks. The oral antibiotics for pneumonia were discontinued 10 days prior to
discharge. Which of the following statements is true regarding placement of
diagnosis in M1011 (Inpatient Diagnoses) and M1017 (Diagnoses Requiring
Medical or Treatment Regimen Change during the past 14 days) for this patient?
A. All diagnoses, including documented symptoms, which were treated during
the hospital stay, will be listed in M1011. B. Pneumonia and muscle weakness will
be listed in M1011 and M1017, since these were treated during the rehab stay. C.
Pneumonia will be listed in M1011 but not in M1017, since the antibiotics were
discontinued due to an improvement in this condition within 14 days prior to
SOC. D. No diagnoses would be listed in M1011 or M1017, since the patient was
discharged from the hospital greater than 14 days prior to SOC.
C.
Which of the following statements about the primary diagnosis is false? A. It is
the chief reason for providing skilled services. B. It best reflects the care being
provided for the entire episode. C. It is the condition most related to the current
home health care plan. D. It may be a V, W, X or Y code.
D.
Which statement about other (secondary) diagnoses that should be coded is
FALSE? A. Any diagnosis that the patient has in addition to the primary
diagnosis. B. Pertinent diagnoses relevant to the care being rendered. C. Any
comorbidity that may affect the patient's response to treatment or rehabilitation
prognosis. D. Conditions that require clinical evaluation, therapeutic treatment,
extended stay or increased monitoring.
A.
Which of the following comorbidities may affect patient care and should be
coded, even if it is NOT actively being treated? A. Anemia. B. GERD. C.
Hypertension. D. Hypothyroidism.
C.
A term in parenthesis following the main term that may or may not be present in
the diagnostic statement but does not affect the code selection is? A. the
etiology. B. a manifestation. C. an unspecified code. D. a nonessential modifier.
D.
Which of the following may be listed as the primary diagnosis? A. W codes. B. X
codes. C. Y codes. D. Z codes.
Which of the following statements is true? A. All diagnoses treated during an
inpatient stay should be coded. B. Z codes require a symptom control rating. C.
All diagnoses must match on the OASIS, Plan of Care and billing claim form
(UB04). D. All comorbidities should be coded.
C.
Your agency received a referral on a patient who was admitted to the hospital
with a fever, persistent cough, dyspnea with minimal exertion, and extreme
weakness. She was diagnosed with pneumonia and received IV antibiotics, which
were changed to oral when she was discharged to a rehab facility. Therapy
services were provided for strengthening, due to muscle weakness, for three
weeks. The oral antibiotics for pneumonia were discontinued 10 days prior to
discharge. Which of the following statements is true regarding placement of
diagnosis in M1011 (Inpatient Diagnoses) and M1017 (Diagnoses Requiring
Medical or Treatment Regimen Change during the past 14 days) for this patient?
A. All diagnoses, including documented symptoms, which were treated during
the hospital stay, will be listed in M1011. B. Pneumonia and muscle weakness will
be listed in M1011 and M1017, since these were treated during the rehab stay. C.
Pneumonia will be listed in M1011 but not in M1017, since the antibiotics were
discontinued due to an improvement in this condition within 14 days prior to
SOC. D. No diagnoses would be listed in M1011 or M1017, since the patient was
discharged from the hospital greater than 14 days prior to SOC.
C.
Which of the following statements about the primary diagnosis is false? A. It is
the chief reason for providing skilled services. B. It best reflects the care being
provided for the entire episode. C. It is the condition most related to the current
home health care plan. D. It may be a V, W, X or Y code.
D.
Which statement about other (secondary) diagnoses that should be coded is
FALSE? A. Any diagnosis that the patient has in addition to the primary
diagnosis. B. Pertinent diagnoses relevant to the care being rendered. C. Any
comorbidity that may affect the patient's response to treatment or rehabilitation
prognosis. D. Conditions that require clinical evaluation, therapeutic treatment,
extended stay or increased monitoring.
A.
Which of the following comorbidities may affect patient care and should be
coded, even if it is NOT actively being treated? A. Anemia. B. GERD. C.
Hypertension. D. Hypothyroidism.
C.
A term in parenthesis following the main term that may or may not be present in
the diagnostic statement but does not affect the code selection is? A. the
etiology. B. a manifestation. C. an unspecified code. D. a nonessential modifier.
D.
Which of the following may be listed as the primary diagnosis? A. W codes. B. X
codes. C. Y codes. D. Z codes.
