AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 931:

  The Cancer Committee at Wharton General Hospital want sto compare long-term survival rates for pancreatic cancer by evaluating medical versus surgical treatment of the cancer. The best source of this data is the

  A. disease index.

  B. operation index.

  C. master patient index.

  D. cancer registry abstracts.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 932:

  According to CPT, antepartum care includes all of the following EXCEPT

  A. initial and subsequent history.

  B. physical examination.

  C. monthly visits up to 36 weeks.

  D. routine chemical urinalysis.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 933:

  When coding neoplasms, topography means

  A. cell structure and form.

  B. site.

  C. variation from normal tissue.

  D. extent of the spread of the disease.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 934:

  Which code represents an HCPCS Level II National Code?

  A. W0166.

  B. 99281.

  C. D0417.

  D. 66690.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 935:

  A radiologist is asked to review a patient's CT scan that was taken at another facility. The modifier ?6 attached to the code indicates that the physician is billing for what component of the procedure?

  A. professional.

  B. technical.

  C. global.

  D. confirmatory.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 936:

  The most common type of registry located in hospitals of all sizes and in every region of the country is the

  A. trauma registry.

  B. cancer registry.

  C. AIDS registry.

  D. birth defects registry.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 937:

  The method of calculating errors in a coding audit that allows for benchmarking with other hospitals, and permits the reviewer to track error by case type, is the

  A. record method

  B. benchmarking method.

  C. code method.

  D. focused review method.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 938:

  Patient Jamey Smith has been seen at Oceanside Hospital three times prior to this current encounter. Unfortunately, because of clerical errors, Jamey's information was entered into the MPI incorrectly on the three previous admissions and consequently has three different medical record numbers. The unit numbering system is used at Oceanside Hospital. Jamey's previous entries into the MPI are as follows: 09/03/04 Jamey Smith MR# 10361 03/10/05 Jamey Smith Doe MR# 33998 07/23/06 Jamie Smith Doe MR# 36723 The next available number to be assigned at Oceanside Hospital is 41369. Duplicate entries in the MPI should be scrubbed and all of Jamey's medical records should be filed under medical record number

  A. 10361.

  B. 33998.

  C. 36723.

  D. 41369.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 939:

  The patient underwent bypass surgery for life-threatening coronary artery disease. With the aid of extracorporeal circulation, the right internal mammary artery was taken down to the left anterior descending artery and saphenous vein grafts were brought from the aorta to the diagonal, the right coronary artery, and the posterior descending artery. What is the correct ICD-9-CM coding for this procedure?

  A. single internal mammary artery bypass; aortocoronary artery bypass of three vessels

  B. aortocoronary bypass of three coronary arteries

  C. aortocoronary bypass of four coronary arteries

  D. single internal mammary artery bypass; aortocoronary bypass of three vessels, extracorporeal circulation

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 940:

  Blindness due to an allergic reaction to ampicillin administered 6 years ago would be reported as a(n)

  A. poisoning.

  B. adverse reaction to a drug.

  C. late effect of a poisoning.

  D. late effect of an adverse reaction.

  Correct Answer: B