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HIT 141 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
To code the diagnostic phrase "closed fracture of shaft
of femur due to fall from ladder," the coder would first
reference the term:
1. Femur
2, Fracture
3. Closed
4. Fall - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Fracture
Which one of the following statements is false?
1. Ill-defined conditions should never be coded if a more
definitive diagnosis is made.
2. Signs and symptoms are coded whenever they are
recorded in the medical record.
3. Until a specific diagnosis is made, signs and symptoms
can be coded.
4. If a definitive diagnosis is not established, then a
code for a sign or symptom should be reported. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 2. Signs and symptoms are coded
whenever they are recorded in the medical record.
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Which punctuation is used to identify manifestation
codes in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases?
1. colon
2. parentheses
3, square brackets
4. bolded letters - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 3, square
brackets
A condition that occurs as the result of another condition
is a(n) _____.
1, eponym
2. etiology
3. manifestation
4. cause - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 3. manifestation
The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases entry for "amyloidosis
with lung involvement" lists two codes, E85.4 [J99] How
is code J99 reported?
1. J99 is reported first.
2. J99 is reported second.
3. J99 is not reported.
4. J99 is reported either first or second. - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ 2. J99 is reported second.
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Which code is an "other" and "other specified" code?
1. E85.9
2. E86.9
3. E87.8
4. E84.0 - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 3. E87.8
Which code is an "unspecified" code?
1. J36
2. J39.1
3. J38.7
4. J39.9 - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 4. J39.9
Which statement regarding etiology/manifestation
codes is correct?
Manifestation codes that include the instruction "code
first underlying condition" are reported first on health
insurance claims.
1. Etiology/manifestation conditions are listed
separately in the ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases.
2. The manifestation code listed in slanted brackets is
always sequenced first.
HIT 141 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
To code the diagnostic phrase "closed fracture of shaft
of femur due to fall from ladder," the coder would first
reference the term:
1. Femur
2, Fracture
3. Closed
4. Fall - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Fracture
Which one of the following statements is false?
1. Ill-defined conditions should never be coded if a more
definitive diagnosis is made.
2. Signs and symptoms are coded whenever they are
recorded in the medical record.
3. Until a specific diagnosis is made, signs and symptoms
can be coded.
4. If a definitive diagnosis is not established, then a
code for a sign or symptom should be reported. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 2. Signs and symptoms are coded
whenever they are recorded in the medical record.
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Which punctuation is used to identify manifestation
codes in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases?
1. colon
2. parentheses
3, square brackets
4. bolded letters - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 3, square
brackets
A condition that occurs as the result of another condition
is a(n) _____.
1, eponym
2. etiology
3. manifestation
4. cause - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 3. manifestation
The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases entry for "amyloidosis
with lung involvement" lists two codes, E85.4 [J99] How
is code J99 reported?
1. J99 is reported first.
2. J99 is reported second.
3. J99 is not reported.
4. J99 is reported either first or second. - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ 2. J99 is reported second.
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Which code is an "other" and "other specified" code?
1. E85.9
2. E86.9
3. E87.8
4. E84.0 - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 3. E87.8
Which code is an "unspecified" code?
1. J36
2. J39.1
3. J38.7
4. J39.9 - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 4. J39.9
Which statement regarding etiology/manifestation
codes is correct?
Manifestation codes that include the instruction "code
first underlying condition" are reported first on health
insurance claims.
1. Etiology/manifestation conditions are listed
separately in the ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases.
2. The manifestation code listed in slanted brackets is
always sequenced first.
