Deck 24: Injury, Poisoning, and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes

Question 1

An initial encounter for an open bite of the left forearm is reported with code _____.

A) S51.841A
B) S51.849A
C) S51.851A
D) S51.852A

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Necrosis of burned skin should be coded as a nonhealed burn.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fractures are coded using the appropriate 7th-character extension for subsequent care for encounters after the patient has completed active treatment of the fracture and is receiving routine care for the fracture during the healing or recovery phase.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When the reason for the admission is for treatment of external multiple burns, sequence first the code that reflects the burn of the largest size.

Question 5

For category S52, the 7th character K reports _____.

A) initial encounter for closed fracture
B) initial encounter for open fracture
C) subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
D) subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing

Question 6

Multiple fractures are sequenced in accordance with the severity of the fracture.

Question 7

Office note: "This 3-year-old was brought to the office by his mother, who reports that the child has been pulling on his right ear and saying 'It hurts.' Examination of the ears shows that there are no findings in the left ear; however, there is a foreign object in the right ear." This encounter would be reported with code(s) ____________________.

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of active treatment for traumatic fractures?

A) cast change
B) surgical reduction
C) emergency department care
D) evaluation and treatment by a new physician

Question 9

Partial thickness burns are also known as _____.

A) first-degree burns
B) second-degree burns
C) third-degree burns
D) fourth-degree burns

Question 10

Medial means _____.

A) front or forward of
B) back or behind of
C) closest or nearest to the midline
D) away from the midline

Question 11

Within Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM, injuries are coded according to the type of injury and then the location of the injury.

Question 12

The S00-S09 code block reports injuries to the throat.

Question 13

A traumatic rupture of the symphysis pubis is reported with code S33.9xxD.

Question 14

Subsequent treatment for superficial frostbite of the neck is reported with code ____________________.

Question 15

Molly presents to the emergency department with pain on her left side around her hip and back. After examination and diagnostic imaging, it is concluded that she has a sprain of the sacroiliac joint. The code(s) for this case is ____________________.

Question 16

Superficial injuries, such as an abrasion, are not coded when associated with more severe injuries of the same site.

Question 17

Which of the following is a fracture in which the bone is pressed on itself?

A) compression
B) depressed
C) impacted
D) spiral

Question 18

Which of the following categories reports contusions of elbow?

A) S49
B) S50
C) S52
D) S47

Question 19

Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM contains secondary codes that are used to report the external causes of morbidity.

Question 20

Assign a separate code for each injury unless a combination code is provided.

Question 21

Abrasion of the nose, initial care, is reported with code ____________________.

Question 22

Office note records: "Patient was examined for the first time and found to have a sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament of the right knee." This would be reported with code _____.

Question 23

This patient returns to the office today to follow up on a Torus fracture of the upper end of the right tibia. An X-ray was taken and there is nonunion of the fracture. This would be reported with code _____.

Question 24

The initial care for an injury of the fifth cranial nerve is reported with code ____________________.

Question 25

The diagnostic code reported for the initial care for a puncture wound with foreign body of the left forearm is reported with code ____________________.

Question 26

Penetrating wound of right eyeball, initial care, is reported with code ____________________.

Question 27

Upon an initial visit, a diagnosis of "contusion of trachea" was recorded in the patient's record. This would be reported with code _____.

Question 28

This patient is seen in follow-up for frostbite with tissue necrosis of the thorax. This would be reported with code _____.

Question 29

Patient was brought to the ED with a crushing injury of the face. This is reported with code _____.

Question 30

Hematoma of the oral cavity, subsequent care, is reported with code ____________________.