MEDICAL QUIZ

CCS MOCK EXAMINATION MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. ICD-9-CM Code Books are updated

a. every ten years

b. annually

c. at the discretion of the office manager

d. bi-annually

2. Main entries in the Alphabetic Index having subterms arranged in tables are

a. Hypertension, Table of Drugs and Chemicals

b. Neoplasms, Hypertension

c. Neoplasms, E-Codes

d. E-Codes, Table of Drugs and Chemicals

3. The format/structure of the ICD-9-CM procedural classification is based upon

a. anatomical system

b. surgical specialty

c. body functions

d. morphology

4. The Alphabetic Index to Diseases is ordered by main terms that usually identify

a. surgical procedures

b. disease conditions

c. modifier descriptions

d. anatomical sites

5. Volume II of ICD-9-CM must be used in conjunction with Volume I

a. never

b. rarely

c. always

d. at the coder's discretion

6. Which of the following is coded as an adverse effect in ICD-9-CM?

a. mental retardation due to intracranial abscess

b. rejection of transplanted kidney

c. tinnitus due to allergic reaction after administration of ear drops

d. non-functioning pacemaker due to defective soldering

7. In ICD-9-CM when an exploratory laparotomy is performed followed by a therapeutic procedure, the coder reports

a. therapeutic procedure first, exploratory laparotomy second

b. exploratory laparotomy, therapeutic procedure, closure of wound

c. therapeutic procedure only

d. exploratory laparotomy first, therapeutic procedure second

8. Which of the following is classified as a poisoning in ICD-9-CM?

a. syncope due to Contac pills and a three martini lunch

b. digitalis intoxication

c. reaction to dye administered for pyelogram

d. idiosyncratic reaction between various drugs

9. When an open biopsy is followed by a more extensive definitive procedure the coder reports

a. the open biopsy

b. the extensive definitive procedure

c. no procedures are reported

d. the extensive definitive procedure and the open biopsy

10. A patient with shortness of breath, orthopnea, pedal edema, and treated with IV Lasix may have

a. pneumonia

b. pleural effusion

c. COPD

d. CHF

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