Question 1

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with antisocial personality disorder?

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Question 2

What are the correct codes assigned for a patient with chronic PTSD and social phobia?

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Question 3

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Guidelines I.C.6.b.1 which states: Codes in category ________, Pain, not elsewhere classified, may be used in conjunction with codes from other categories and chapters to provide more detail about acute or chronic pain and neoplasm-related pain, unless otherwise indicated below.

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Category G89, Pain, not elsewhere classified, may be used in conjunction with codes from other categories and chapters to provide more detail about acute or chronic pain and neoplasm-related pain, unless otherwise indicated below.

Question 4

A patient suffering from weakness of one side of the body has which condition?

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Hemiparesis is a condition where there is weakness of one side of the body, while hemiplegia is a condition where there is complete paralysis of one side of the body. Monoplegia and monoparesis refer to weakness or paralysis of one limb or part of a limb.

Question 5

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.5.a which states: Code ________, Pain disorders with related psychological factors, should be used with a code from category ________, Pain, not elsewhere classified, if there is documentation of a psychological component for a patient with acute or chronic pain.

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The correct answer is A) F45.42, Pain disorders with related psychological factors, should be used with a code from category G89, Pain, not elsewhere classified, when there is a psychological component documented for a patient's pain, according to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines.

Question 6

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with claustrophobia?

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F40.240 is the correct ICD-10 code for claustrophobia.

Question 7

How many adults are affected by PTSD in the United States:

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According to the National Center for PTSD, approximately 7.5 million adults in the United States have PTSD in a given year.

Question 8

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with hypochondriasis?

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The correct code for hypochondriasis is F45.21, which falls under the category of somatic symptom disorders in the ICD-10-CM coding system. Options A, C, and D are also under the same category, but they are not specific to hypochondriasis. F45.20 is for undifferentiated somatic symptom disorder, F45.22 is for persistent somatic symptom disorder, and F45.29 is for other specified somatic symptom disorder.

Question 9

A patient suffering from hysterical monoplegia is assigned which code?

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Hysterical monoplegia falls under the category of dissociative (conversion) disorders, which are classified under F44 in the ICD-10-CM coding system. The code for hysterical monoplegia specifically is F44.4. The other options (G83.11, I69.341, and I69.141) do not relate to this particular diagnosis.

Question 10

When reporting PTSD, remember to include ________ codes to explain the specifics about the traumatic event.

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External cause codes provide specific details about the cause of a patient's injury or condition, including the traumatic event that led to the development of PTSD. These codes are used to help with research, tracking, and reimbursement purposes.

Question 11

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.6.b.3 which states: The default for post-thoracotomy and other ________ pain not specified as acute or chronic is the code for the acute form.

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According to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.6.b.3, the default for post-thoracotomy and other postoperative pain not specified as acute or chronic is the code for the acute form. Therefore, the best choice would be option C, postoperative.

Question 12

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.6.b.4 which states: Chronic pain is classified to subcategory ________.

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Question 13

A patient suffering from paralysis of the dominant right side of the body following a cerebral infarction is assigned which code:

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C) I69.351 is the correct code for hemiplegia affecting the right dominant side as a late effect of cerebral infarction. The "I69" series specifically addresses sequelae of cerebrovascular diseases, and the additional digits (.351) specify the condition (hemiplegia) and side affected (right dominant).

Question 14

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with generalized anthropophobia?

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B is the correct code for a patient with generalized anthropophobia, which is a subtype of the broader category of social anxiety disorder. F40.11 is specifically for social anxiety disorder, generalized subtype. The other options either do not include anthropophobia specifically or refer to other phobia subtypes.

Question 15

What is/are the correct code(s) assigned for a patient with a fear of blood, fear of injections, and fear of injury:

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F40.230, F40.231, and F40.233 are the correct codes for a fear of blood, fear of injections, and fear of injury, respectively, according to the ICD-10 classification of specific phobias.

Question 16

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with acute PTSD?

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According to ICD-10-CM, code F43.11 is used for acute stress disorder and acute PTSD. Code F43.10 is used for PTSD but without the acute specifier. Code F43.12 is used for PTSD with delayed expression. Code F43.2 is used for PTSD that is not specified as acute or chronic. Therefore, the appropriate code for a patient with acute PTSD is F43.11.

Question 17

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with a fear of women?

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The correct code for specific phobia, other type, is F40.298. However, the question specifically states that the patient has a fear of women, which falls under the category of gynophobia. The only code that specifically lists gynophobia as the subtype of specific phobia is F40.291. Therefore, B is the correct answer.

Question 18

What does ambidextrous mean?

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Ambidextrous refers to a person who is able to use both hands equally well.

Question 19

What are the correct codes assigned for a patient with night terrors and hair plucking?

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Night terrors are coded under F51.4 (Non-organic sleep disorders) and hair plucking is coded under F63.3 (Trichotillomania). Therefore, the correct codes for a patient with both conditions are F51.4 and F63.3, which are only present in option B.

Question 20

The ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines direct the coder to do which of the following when coding for a weakened or paralyzed patient when there is no indication of the patient's dominant side:

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Quiz 9: Coding Mental, Behavioral, and Neurological Disorders