Classification System Pre Assessment
Questions With Solved Solutions.
A 47-year-old visits a physician complaining of bloating, indigestion, nausea, and vomiting. The
physician refers the patient to an outpatient surgery center for a biopsy of the pancreas. The
patient is found to have pancreatitis.
Which classification system should be used to code this diagnosis? - Answer ICD-10-CM
A 55-year-old male patient presents to the ER with chest pain and is diagnosed with an acute
myocardial infarction.
Which classification system should be used to code the diagnosis? - Answer ICD-10-CM
A patient, who is limping badly, sees a provider at an urgent care facility. The provider diagnoses
the patient with a Grade II right ankle sprain.
Which classification system should be used to code this diagnosis? - Answer ICD-10-CM
A 40-year-old patient undergoes inguinal hernia repair at an outpatient hospital.
Which classification system should be used to code this procedure? - Answer CPT
A 26-year-old female is admitted to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section at 40 weeks
gestation. The patient has a normal delivery without any noted postpartum incident. She is
discharged home on day five.
Which classification system should the hospital use to code this procedure? - Answer ICD-10-
PCS
Which coding classification system includes E/M codes? - Answer CPT
A patient is seen in a dental office for an extraction of a molar.
, A 68-year-old female patient is presented into the ER with chest pain and shortness of breath.
Testing reveals a diagnosis of an acute ST elevated inferolateral myocardial infarction, and the
patient is then admitted into the hospital.
Which ICD-10-CM code should be used for this diagnosis? - Answer I21.19 ST elevation
(STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of inferior wall
A 65-year-old man who bumped his right lower leg getting in his truck is seen in the emergency
department. His chief complaint is right lower leg pain with swelling of the area. There is no
obvious sign of injury to the area. An ultrasound to the area reveals a deep vein thrombosis.
Which code should be used on this chart? - Answer I82.4Z1 Acute embolism and thrombosis
of unspecified deep veins of right distal lower extremity
A patient is seen in the ambulatory surgery center for repair of torn rotator cuff of left shoulder.
An endoscopic approach is used for the procedure.
Which CPT code should be used to code this procedure? - Answer 29827 Arthroscopy,
shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair
An adult patient is brought to the ambulatory surgery center with a diagnosis of deviated nasal
septum and enlargement of the adenoids and tonsils. The surgeon performs a nasal septoplasty
and tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy.
Which code is used to diagnose the enlargement of the tonsil and adenoid? - Answer J35.3
Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
Which code is a valid ICD-10-CM code? - Answer K35.3
Which code is an ICD-10-CM code? - Answer C56.1
Which code is a valid CPT code? - Answer 74010
Which organization is responsible for developing and publishing the official guidelines for CPT? -
Answer The American Medical Association (AMA)
Questions With Solved Solutions.
A 47-year-old visits a physician complaining of bloating, indigestion, nausea, and vomiting. The
physician refers the patient to an outpatient surgery center for a biopsy of the pancreas. The
patient is found to have pancreatitis.
Which classification system should be used to code this diagnosis? - Answer ICD-10-CM
A 55-year-old male patient presents to the ER with chest pain and is diagnosed with an acute
myocardial infarction.
Which classification system should be used to code the diagnosis? - Answer ICD-10-CM
A patient, who is limping badly, sees a provider at an urgent care facility. The provider diagnoses
the patient with a Grade II right ankle sprain.
Which classification system should be used to code this diagnosis? - Answer ICD-10-CM
A 40-year-old patient undergoes inguinal hernia repair at an outpatient hospital.
Which classification system should be used to code this procedure? - Answer CPT
A 26-year-old female is admitted to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section at 40 weeks
gestation. The patient has a normal delivery without any noted postpartum incident. She is
discharged home on day five.
Which classification system should the hospital use to code this procedure? - Answer ICD-10-
PCS
Which coding classification system includes E/M codes? - Answer CPT
A patient is seen in a dental office for an extraction of a molar.
, A 68-year-old female patient is presented into the ER with chest pain and shortness of breath.
Testing reveals a diagnosis of an acute ST elevated inferolateral myocardial infarction, and the
patient is then admitted into the hospital.
Which ICD-10-CM code should be used for this diagnosis? - Answer I21.19 ST elevation
(STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of inferior wall
A 65-year-old man who bumped his right lower leg getting in his truck is seen in the emergency
department. His chief complaint is right lower leg pain with swelling of the area. There is no
obvious sign of injury to the area. An ultrasound to the area reveals a deep vein thrombosis.
Which code should be used on this chart? - Answer I82.4Z1 Acute embolism and thrombosis
of unspecified deep veins of right distal lower extremity
A patient is seen in the ambulatory surgery center for repair of torn rotator cuff of left shoulder.
An endoscopic approach is used for the procedure.
Which CPT code should be used to code this procedure? - Answer 29827 Arthroscopy,
shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair
An adult patient is brought to the ambulatory surgery center with a diagnosis of deviated nasal
septum and enlargement of the adenoids and tonsils. The surgeon performs a nasal septoplasty
and tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy.
Which code is used to diagnose the enlargement of the tonsil and adenoid? - Answer J35.3
Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
Which code is a valid ICD-10-CM code? - Answer K35.3
Which code is an ICD-10-CM code? - Answer C56.1
Which code is a valid CPT code? - Answer 74010
Which organization is responsible for developing and publishing the official guidelines for CPT? -
Answer The American Medical Association (AMA)
