Exam 6: General Coding Guidelines for Medical and Surgical Procedures

ICD-10-PCS is divided into how many sections?

The approach for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy is percutaneous endoscopic.

If a patient's procedure is canceled before he or she shows up at the hospital,what is the correct Z code to assign?

It is required that a coder use the Index to assign an ICD-10-PCS code.

An obstetric procedure is any procedure performed on a pregnant woman.

The trachea is in what body system?

Episiotomy with vaginal delivery

Sutures are considered a device.

Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part is bypass.

A bone marrow transplant is coded in the administration section.

The parietal bone is in what body system?

If a surgical procedure was canceled because the patient developed atrial fibrillation before the start of the procedure,which Z code would be assigned?

If a surgical procedure starts out as a laparoscopic approach,it may never be converted to an open procedure.

The term "and" when used in a code description means "and/or."

ICD-10-PCS is required only for inpatient billing by hospitals.

The root operation "replacement" always involves a device.

Total lobectomy of right upper lobe lung,open approach

The approach for removal of a skin lesion is external.

Exploration or inspection of a body part(s) that is integral to the performance of the procedure is coded separately.

The cystic duct is in what body system?