Exam 18: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

For certain conditions a bone may be affected at the upper or lower end. For these conditions the site designation will be the joint, not the bone.

Julia is a gymnast who has had knee pain for the last two weeks. After examination it is determined that she has prepatellar bursitis of the left knee. This would be reported with code _____.

Sally Coder is coding the phrase "ankylosing spondylitis of the lumbar region." The main term to reference in the index is ankylosing.

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with systemic onset of the left ankle and foot is reported with code _____.

Contracture of tendon sheath of the right hand muscle is reported with code ____________________.

Which of the following is not a cause of osteoporosis?

A painful disease of the autoimmune system in which the synovial membranes are inflamed and thickened is _____.

When coding the phrase "synovial cyst of the popliteal space of the right knee," the main term to reference in the index is _____.

Bursitis is the reduction in the mass of the bursa in a joint.

Cervicobrachial syndrome is reported with code _____.

Infective myositis of the left thigh would be reported with a code for the myositis and a code for the infectious agent, if the agent was known.

Ganglion of the left ankle and foot would be reported with code _____.

Enteropathic arthropathy is reported from category _____.

Nontraumatic rupture of the right lower leg muscle would be reported with code____________________.

Occipital neuralgia is reported with code _____.

Chondropathies are reported with code block M91-M94.

Right knee unilateral primary osteoarthritis is reported with code _____.

Lead-induced chronic gout, right shoulder, is reported with code _____.

Transient synovitis of the left shoulder would be reported with code ____________________.

Trigger finger of the right little finger would be reported with code ____________________.