Test Questions & Answers Introduction To Icd-10-Pcs Ch.32

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Chapter 32 Introduction to ICD-10-PCS

1) What character position represents the qualifier in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Seventh

B) Third

C) Fourth

D) First

2) The category or classification of a particular procedure, service, or treatment is known as ________.

A) multiaxial

B) standardized terminology

C) Axis of Classification

D) approach

3) The ________ reports which method was used to perform the service or treatment.

A) Axis of Classification

B) Body part

C) Body system

D) Approach

4) ________ explains the category or type of procedure.

A) Section

B) Root Operation

C) Body part

D) Device

5) ________ identifies the specific anatomical site involved in the procedure.

A) Section

B) Root Operation

C) Body Part

D) Device

6) Medical and Surgical is an example of a ________.

A) Section

B) Root Operation

C) Body Part

D) Device

7) The second character describes the ________ on which the procedure or service was performed.

A) Section

B) Body Part

C) Body System

D) Approach

8) When coding an obstetrics case, what is your first character?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

9) When coding an imaging service, what is your first character?

A) 0

B) B

C) 5

D) H

10) The ________ reports any item that will remain in or with the body after the procedure is complete.

A) body system

B) device

C) qualifier

D) approach

11) A(n) ________ adds any additional information.

A) body system

B) device

C) qualifier

D) approach

12) In code 031209B, the second character "3" represents which body system?

A) Central nervous system

B) Upper arteries

C) Hepatobiliary system and pancreas

D) Upper veins

13) How many root operations are there in ICD-10-PCS?

A) 26

B) 44

C) 31

D) 53

14) In code 08NXY3Z, the third character "N" represents which root operation?

A) Bypass

B) Excision

C) Release

D) Fusion

15) On what date did the United States implement the use of ICD-10-PCS?

A) January 1, 2016

B) October 1, 2016

C) October 1, 2015

D) December 1, 2015

16) Within Section 4, Measurement and Monitoring, the body system represented is ________.

A) Cardiovascular

B) Physiological Systems

C) Indwelling Device

D) Joints

17) ICD-10-PCS codes may include any letter of the alphabet except the letter ________.

A) T

B) O

C) B

D) U

18) ICD-10-PCS codes may include any letter of the alphabet except ________.

A) I

B) T

C) K

D) P

19) What character position represents the section in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Seventh

B) Third

C) Fourth

D) First

20) What character position represents the body part in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Seventh

B) Third

C) Fourth

D) First

21) What character position represents the root operation in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Seventh

B) Third

C) Fourth

D) First

22) What character position represents the approach in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Second

B) Fifth

C) Sixth

D) Seventh

23) What character position represents the body system in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Second

B) Fifth

C) Sixth

D) Seventh

24) What character position represents the device in the ICD-10-PCS code?

A) Second

B) Fifth

C) Sixth

D) Seventh

25) The ICD-10-PCS Book is divided into two parts: the ________ and the ________.

A) Alphabetic Index, Tables

B) Tables, Charts

C) Tables, Alphabetic Index

D) Register, Standards

26) What is an example of a Root Operation?

A) Insertion

B) Digestive

C) Heart

D) Percutaneous

27) How many sections are there in ICD-10-PCS?

A) 31

B) 17

C) 7

D) 5

28) How many body systems are there in ICD-10-PCS that are identified by the second character?

A) 31

B) 16

C) 7

D) 5

29) How many approaches are identified by the fifth character in ICD-10-PCS?

A) 31

B) 16

C) 7

D) 5

30) When coding a mental health procedure or service, what is your first character?

A) 5

B) 7

C) B

D) G

31) Melissa had a radiation oncology procedure performed. What is the first character for this procedure?

A) 1

B) 3

C) C

D) D

32) Jennifer had a suction D&C performed. What Root Operation character would this be?

A) 7 Dilation

B) 5 Destruction

C) P Removal

D) D Extraction

33) Mr. Clarkston was taken to the operating suite to have a lithotripsy performed for kidney stones. What root operation character will this surgery be?

A) 7 Dilation

B) F Fragmentation

C) T Resection

D) S Reposition

34) Susan had a total mastectomy performed. What root operation character will be used?

A) 7 Dilation

B) F Fragmentation

C) T Resection

D) S Reposition

35) Baby Anthony had an undescended testis operated on before being discharged from the hospital. What root operation character will this surgery use?

A) 7 Dilation

B) F Fragmentation

C) T Resection

D) S Reposition

36) What character represents a placeholder in ICD-10-PCS?

A) X

B) O

C) Z

D) 1

37) What letter or number represents the approach in code F09Z3XZ?

A) 0

B) 9

C) Z

D) 3

38) What letter or number represents the body system in code BW03ZZZ?

A) B

B) W

C) 0

D) 3

39) What letter or number represents the root operation in code 8E0ZXY5?

A) 8

B) E

C) 0

D) Z

40) What letter or number represents the device in code 7W04X4Z?

A) 0

B) 4

C) X

D) Z

41) What letter or number represents the section in code 4A14352?

A) 4

B) A

C) 1

D) 2

42) What letter or number represents the body part in code 10908Z9?

A) 9

B) 0

C) 8

D) Z

43) What letter or number represents the qualifier in code 0X6L0Z3?

A) L

B) 0

C) Z

D) 3

44) What does PCS stand for?

A) Procedure Code Statutes

B) Patient Classification System

C) Procedure Coding System

D) Professional Coding System

45) What section number or letter represents a chiropractic service or procedure?

A) 8

B) F

C) H

D) 9

46) Mr. Johnson was admitted for physical rehabilitation after a stroke. What section number or alpha character represents these services?

A) 8

B) F

C) H

D) 9

47) Mrs. Smith had a craniotomy performed for a temporal hematoma. What body system alpha or numeric character represents this procedure?

A) 8

B) N

C) 0

D) P

48) Sonja was admitted to labor and delivery for a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. What alpha or numeric character represents the section for this procedure?

A) 8

B) 0

C) 1

D) B

49) Digestive is an example of a(n) ________.

A) section

B) body part

C) body system

D) approach

50) The tables in ICD-10-PCS are divided by ________.

A) sections

B) approaches

C) root operations

D) body systems

51) In the Alphabetic Index Hysterectomy, Total is listed and then cross-referenced to ________.

A) Resection

B) Repair

C) Reposition

D) Excision

52) Which of the following can be located in the ICD-10-PCS Appendices?

A) Components of the Medical and Surgical Approach Definitions

B) Body Part Key

C) Device Definitions

D) All of these

53) Where are the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting located in the ICD-10-PCS coding book?

A) In the back of the coding book

B) In the front of the coding book

C) In the Appendices

D) They are not located in the ICD-10-PCS coding book.

54) The ICD-10-PCS official guideline, which states "It is not required to consult the Index first before proceeding to the Tables to complete the code. A valid code may be chosen directly from the Tables," is identified by_______.

A) A1

B) A4

C) A7

D) A9

55) When a diagnostic procedure was performed for the principal diagnosis and a procedure is performed for definitive treatment of a secondary diagnosis, the coder would_______.

A) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment most related to principal diagnosis as principal procedure

B) sequence diagnostic procedure as principal procedure, since the procedure most related to the principal diagnosis takes precedence

C) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment of secondary diagnosis as principal procedure, since there are no procedures (definitive or nondefinitive treatment) related to principal diagnosis

D) The sequencing does not matter.

56) When no procedures are performed that are related to principal diagnosis procedures performed for definitive treatment and diagnostic procedures were performed for secondary diagnosis, the coder would_______.

A) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment most related to principal diagnosis as principal procedure

B) sequence diagnostic procedure as principal procedure, since the procedure most related to the principal diagnosis takes precedence

C) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment of secondary diagnosis as principal procedure, since there are no procedures related to principal diagnosis

D) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment most related to principal diagnosis as secondary procedure