Deck 11: Diseases of the Nervous System

Question 1

Assessment: subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord in vitamin B12 deficiency. The correct code(s) is (are) ____________________.

Answer 1

E53.8, G32.0

Question 2

Encephalitis is an inflammation of the meninges.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

When a patient is admitted for the insertion of a neurostimulator for pain control, assign the appropriate pain code as the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Heredity cerebellar disease is reported with code G11.4.

Question 5

Idiopathic nonfamilial dystonia is reported with code ______.

A) G24.0
B) G24.1
C) G24.2
D) G24.8

Question 6

Episodic and paroxysmal disorders are reported with categories G70-G73.

Question 7

PNS is the abbreviation for primary nervous system.

Question 8

Category range G30-G32 reports extrapyramidal and movement disorders.

Question 9

Harry East is being seen today in the pain clinic due to chronic postthoracotomy pain. The first-listed diagnosis is _____.

A) G89.18
B) G89.22
C) G89.4
D) G89.0

Question 10

The default for postoperative pain not specified as acute or chronic is the code for the chronic form.

Question 11

Hereditary spastic paraplegia is reported with code ____________________.

Question 12

Angela has been experiencing headaches for a number of months, and after extensive testing it is determined that she has intractable chronic cluster headaches. This would be reported with code _____.

A) G43.9
B) G44.021
C) G44.10
D) G44.229

Question 13

Jerry Marks is seen in PT today because of a diagnosis of hemiplegia affecting the right dominant side. This is reported with code _____.

A) G81.01
B) G81.13
C) G81.91
D) G82.20

Question 14

For code G89.2, chronic pain, to be reported the patient has to have experienced the pain for over seven months.

Question 15

Central pain syndrome and chronic pain syndrome are different than the term "chronic pain."

Question 16

Which of the following would not be reported with code G43.1?

A) migraine equivalents
B) retinal migraine
C) migraine with prolonged aura
D) sporadic migraine

Question 17

If pain is not specified as acute or chronic, postthoracotomy, postprocedural, or neoplasm related, do not assign codes from category G89.

Question 18

Which of the following diagnoses would not be reported with code G47.13?

A) recurrent hypersomnia
B) menstrual related hypersomnia
C) Kleine-Levin Syndrome
D) idiopathic hypersomnia

Question 19

Meningitis due to poliovirus is reported with code(s) ____________________.

Question 20

Transient global amnesia is reported with code _____.

A) G45.0
B) G45.3
C) G45.4
D) G45.9

Question 21

Complex regional pain syndrome II of right upper limb is reported with code _____.

Question 22

Migraine with aura with status migrainosus is reported with code _____.

Question 23

Subacute necrotizing encephalopathy is reported with code _____.

Question 24

Lesion of ulnar nerve, left side is reported with code _____.

Question 25

Multiple sclerosis of cord is reported with code ____________________.

Question 26

Intractable, chronic, posttraumatic headache is reported with code _____.

Question 27

Acute necrotizing myopathy is reported with code _____.

Question 28

Sam Smith is being seen today to reevaluate the status of distal spinal muscular atrophy. This would be reported with code _____.

Question 29

Intention tremors are reported with code ____________________.

Question 30

Thomas Brown returns to the office today to discuss a nuclear imaging study that was completed one day ago. The study revealed an embolic cerebral abscess. This diagnosis would be reported with code ____________________.

Question 31

Thoracic outlet syndrome is reported with code _____.

Question 32

Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb is reported with code _____.

Question 33

Intractable epilepsy with status epilepticus is reported with code ____________________.

Question 34

Nonbacterial meningitis is reported with code ____________________.

Question 35

Minicore disease is reported with code _____.