Question 1

The acronym UHDDS stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Uniform Hospital Doctor Data Set
B)  Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
C)  Uniform Healthcare Discharge Data Set
D)  United Hospital Discharge Data SetE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The principal diagnosis is defined as the most serious condition during a patient's hospital stay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the inpatient setting, the physician documents possible aspiration pneumonia in the discharge summary. The aspiration pneumonia is coded as if it exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A principal procedure is one that is performed for definitive treatment rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes, or one necessary to take care of a complication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The root operation that is defined as freeing of a body part is:

Accepted Answer

A)  release
B)  repair
C)  removal of device from
D)  inspectionE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

In the inpatient setting, a procedure code from ICD-10-PCS would be assigned to identify a procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Patient is admitted for a lobectomy for cancer of the lung. The patient was noted to be wheezing so the surgery was canceled because of an exacerbation of the patient's COPD.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The discharge summary states the patient's diagnosis is acute abdominal pain due to peptic ulcer disease or cholecystitis. Which diagnoses should be reported?

Accepted Answer

A)  abdominal pain, peptic ulcer disease, cholecystitis
B)  abdominal pain, peptic ulcer disease
C)  abdominal pain, cholecystitis
D)  abdominal painE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In the inpatient setting, the principal diagnosis is also called the "first-listed" diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Tabular List of ICD-10-PCS contains grids that represent the last four characters of a procedure code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

It is unacceptable to assign codes in the inpatient setting to diagnoses that are documented as being "probable," "suspected," or "likely."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Inpatient Coding

The acronym UHDDS stands for:

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The root operation that is defined as freeing of a body part is:

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The Tabular List of ICD-10-PCS contains grids that represent the last four characters of a procedure code.

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A principal procedure is one that is performed for definitive treatment rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes, or one necessary to take care of a complication.

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The discharge summary states the patient's diagnosis is acute abdominal pain due to peptic ulcer disease or cholecystitis. Which diagnoses should be reported?

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The principal diagnosis is defined as the most serious condition during a patient's hospital stay.

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It is unacceptable to assign codes in the inpatient setting to diagnoses that are documented as being "probable," "suspected," or "likely."

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In the inpatient setting, a procedure code from ICD-10-PCS would be assigned to identify a procedure.

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In the inpatient setting, the principal diagnosis is also called the "first-listed" diagnosis.

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Patient is admitted for a lobectomy for cancer of the lung. The patient was noted to be wheezing so the surgery was canceled because of an exacerbation of the patient's COPD.

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In the inpatient setting, the physician documents possible aspiration pneumonia in the discharge summary. The aspiration pneumonia is coded as if it exists.

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Exam 27: Inpatient Coding

The acronym UHDDS stands for:

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The root operation that is defined as freeing of a body part is:

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The Tabular List of ICD-10-PCS contains grids that represent the last four characters of a procedure code.

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A principal procedure is one that is performed for definitive treatment rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes, or one necessary to take care of a complication.

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The discharge summary states the patient's diagnosis is acute abdominal pain due to peptic ulcer disease or cholecystitis. Which diagnoses should be reported?

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The principal diagnosis is defined as the most serious condition during a patient's hospital stay.

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It is unacceptable to assign codes in the inpatient setting to diagnoses that are documented as being "probable," "suspected," or "likely."

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In the inpatient setting, a procedure code from ICD-10-PCS would be assigned to identify a procedure.

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In the inpatient setting, the principal diagnosis is also called the "first-listed" diagnosis.

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Patient is admitted for a lobectomy for cancer of the lung. The patient was noted to be wheezing so the surgery was canceled because of an exacerbation of the patient's COPD.

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In the inpatient setting, the physician documents possible aspiration pneumonia in the discharge summary. The aspiration pneumonia is coded as if it exists.

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