Deck 25: External Causes of Morbidity

Question 1

The external cause code for an initial encounter for a sled accident in which the patient collided with a stationary object is_____.

A) V00.188D
B) V00.222A
C) V00.22xD
D) V00.228A

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Codes for the place of occurrence of the external cause from category Y92 are secondary codes for use after other external-cause codes to identify the location of the patient at the time of injury or other condition.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The selection of the appropriate external-cause code is guided by the Index to Diseases.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The external cause code for walking into a wall, initial encounter, is _______.

Question 5

The external cause of morbidity codes can be used with any of the other codes from the A00.0-T88.9 and Z00-Z99 classification that is a health condition due to an external cause.

Question 6

An external cause code can be a principal or first-listed diagnosis.

Question 7

Additional codes from Chapter 20 of ICD-10-CM are needed if the external cause and intent are included in a code from another chapter of ICD-10-CM.

Question 8

An external cause code, with the appropriate seventh character, is assigned for each encounter for which the injury or condition is being treated.

Question 9

Exposure to which of the following is excluded from category X31?

A) weather conditions
B) cold
C) dry ice
D) excessive cold as the cause of immersion of foot or hand

Question 10

A late-effect external cause code should never be used with a related current nature of injury code.

Question 11

Category Y93 is used to describe the activity of the patient at the time the injury or other health condition occurred and is reported for the initial and subsequent visits.

Question 12

Category X15 reports _____.

A) exposure to excessive natural heat
B) contact with hot household appliances
C) contact with heat and hot substances
D) exposure to heat

Question 13

Sally Swim was swimming in the ocean and was struck by a shark. The external cause code for an initial encounter for this case would be _____.

A) W56.09xA
B) W56.39xA
C) W56.42xA
D) W56.89xA

Question 14

The external cause code for assault by handgun discharge is reported with a code from category _____.

A) X92
B) X93
C) X94
D) X96

Question 15

Adult and child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment are classified as assault.

Question 16

External-cause codes for terrorism events take priority over all other external cause codes except _____.

A) cataclysmic events
B) child and adult abuse
C) transport accidents
D) self-injurious behaviors

Question 17

Denise was struck by a softball, which injured her left eye. The external cause code for this injury for the initial encounter is ____________________.

Question 18

The external cause code for exposure to laser radiation for an initial encounter is _____.

A) X32.00xA
B) W90.1xxA
C) W90.2xxA
D) W89.9xxA

Question 19

When the cause of an injury is identified by the FBI as terrorism, the first-listed external-cause code should be a code from category Y38, Terrorism.

Question 20

Block V90-V94 is used to report _____.

A) accidents
B) air and space transport accidents
C) water transport accidents
D) land transport accidents

Question 21

The external cause code for an initial encounter due to exposure to bed fire due to a burning cigarette is code _____.

Question 22

Intentional self-harm is reported with codes from code block ____________________.

Question 23

The external cause code for an initial encounter due to intentional self-harm by machinegun discharge is code _____.

Question 24

The external cause code for a fall from bed, initial encounter, is ____________________.

Question 25

This patient returns today to follow up on injuries from a collision with a pedestrian while driving his motorcycle in a nontraffic accident. The external cause code for this encounter is code _____.

Question 26

Mrs. Smith was in the yard at Sunny Valley Nursing home and sustained an injury. The place of occurrence code for this case is ____________________.

Question 27

Tommy Jones was ice skating and collided with a pole. The external cause code for this initial encounter is _______.

Question 28

The infection control committee reviewed surgery case number 3345 and determined that there was a failure to use proper sterile precautions during an abdominal endoscopic examination. The external cause code to report this misadventure would be ____________________.

Question 29

Ms. Mary was involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the exit ramp of Interstate 81. The place of occurrence code for this case is ____________________.

Question 30

The external cause code for a fall from babystroller, initial encounter, is code _____.