Exam 6: General Coding Guidelines for Medical and Surgical Procedures

Body systems designated as "upper" contain body parts above the diaphragm.

Alphabetic Index entry for PEEP

The entry,by puncture or minor incision,of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the operative site is an open approach.

A character "Z" is available to indicate that no qualifier is necessary for a given procedure.

Any procedure that affects payment or reimbursement must be reported.

Match the following with the correct term or definition. -Procedure codes recognized by the MS-DRG Grouper as Nonoperating Room Procedures that may affect MS-DRG assignment

If the identical procedure is performed on contralateral body parts and a bilateral body part value is available for that body part,two codes with the right and left body part should be assigned.

Exploration or inspection of a body part(s) that is integral to the performance of the procedure is not coded separately.

Right inguinal herniorrhaphy with synthetic mesh,open

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) are responsible for the maintenance of ICD-10-PCS.

All ICD-10-PCS codes have six characters.

Body systems designated as "upper" contain body parts above the heart.

Percutaneous aspiration of left perirenal abscess

When a patient is having a hip replacement,a code for the resection of a joint is assigned in addition to the joint replacement code.

A device is coded only if the device remains after the procedure is completed.

The root operation to stop postprocedural bleeding is "control."

Which character identifies the approach in an ICD-10-PCS code?

CABG bypass of two coronary arteries using the saphenous vein (aorta to coronary artery) and one artery with the left internal mammary artery to coronary artery.The left greater saphenous vein was harvested via percutaneous endoscopic approach.

"Division" is the root operation in which the sole objective is separating a nontubular body part.

Alphabetic Index entry for gastric banding (stomach)