A patient reports to the outpatient surgery department for an arthroscopic meniscectomy for a torn meniscus.The patient is prepped by anesthesia and is found to be in atrial fibrillation.The surgeon decides not to proceed with the procedure.How should this be coded?
A) The primary diagnosis is atrial fibrillation with a secondary diagnosis of torn meniscus
B) The primary diagnosis is the torn meniscus with a secondary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
C) The primary diagnosis is arthroscopic,and the secondary diagnosis is meniscectomy
D) The primary diagnosis is atrial fibrillation,and the secondary diagnosis is arthroscopic meniscectomy
E) None of the above are correct
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q1: Chronic diseases treated on an ongoing basis
Q2: The Uniform Discharge Data Set definition of
Q4: Which of the following are viewed as
Q5: _ is one level of the HCPCS
Q6: Match the following to the correct code.
-Preoperative
Q7: When outpatient procedures are coded,codes from _
Q8: CPT codes are in _-digit numeric codes.
A)Two
B)Three
C)Four
D)Five
E)Six
Q9: The outpatient term equated to principal diagnosis
Q10: To prevent coding errors,a coder should never
Q11: When using ICD-10-CM/PCS,outpatient coders will be using
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents