Title: Module 2: Chapters 9, 10, and 11
Course: Intermediate Coding and Classification Systems > Section: Module 2: Alphabetic Index, Tables, List of Codes

Q: It is always necessary to start with the Alphabetic Index before proceeding to the Tables to complete a code.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: When building an ICD-10-PCS code, values among the appropriate characters from the body part, approach, device, and qualifier column may be selected from any row on a given Table.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Under HIPAA, which of the following is the standard code set for hospitals reporting surgery and procedures for inpatients?
- ICD-10-CM
- CPT
- HCPCS
- ICD-10-PCS
A: ICD-10-PCS

Q: What is a significant procedure?
- Any procedure performed on an outpatient basis
- A significant procedure is one that is: surgical in nature; carries an anesthetic risk; carries a procedural risk and requires specialized training.
A: A significant procedure is one that is: surgical in nature; carries an anesthetic risk; carries a procedural risk and requires specialized training.

Q: What is the definition of principal procedure?
- The principal procedure is one performed for definitive treatment (rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes) or one that is necessary to care for a complication.
- The principal procedure is one performed for diagnostic (rather than for definitive purposes) or one that is necessary to care for a complication
A: The principal procedure is one performed for definitive treatment (rather than for diagnostic or exploratory purposes) or one that is necessary to care for a complication.

Q: Medicare only requires the reporting of significant procedures, as defined by UHDDS.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Hospitals may report ICD-10-PCS codes for outpatient services, for specific payers under contractual agreements, or as required by their state data-reporting requirements.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The majority of the ICD-10-PCS Official Coding Guidelines relate to which of the following ICD-10-PCS characters in a code?
- Root operation
- Approach
- Body Part
- Device
A: Root operation

Q: To determine the appropriate root operation, the full definition of the root operation must be applied.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Components of a procedure specified in the root operation definition and explanation are not coded separately.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which of the following statements is NOT one of the conditions that must be met in order for multiple procedures performed during the same operative episode to be coded separately?
- The same root operation is performed on different body parts as defined by distinct values of the body part character.
- The same root operation is repeated at different body sites that are included in the same body part value.
- Multiple root operations with the same objectives are performed on the same body part.
- The intended root operation is attempted using one approach but is converted to a different approach.
A: Multiple root operations with the same objectives are performed on the same body part.

Q: A patient is admitted for an intended cholecystectomy with exploration of the common duct. However, upon entering the abdominal cavity, metastatic malignancy involving stomach and duodenum, with possible primary site in pancreas, necessitated canceling the intended procedure and closing the operative wound. Assign the appropriate procedure code(s) for the encounter.
- 0WJG0ZZ, Inspection of peritoneal cavity, open approach. The procedure is coded as an exploratory laparotomy since it was the extent of the procedure performed.
- Assign no code
A: 0WJG0ZZ, Inspection of peritoneal cavity, open approach. The procedure is coded as an exploratory laparotomy since it was the extent of the procedure performed.

Q: Which of the following root operations is an example of a root operation "to take out some or all of a body part"?
- Extirpation
- Fragmentation
- Division
- Detachment
A: Detachment

Q: Which root operation would be used to indicate the performance of a total mastectomy?
- Excision
- Resection
- Detachment
- Extraction
A: Resection

Q: Which of the following root operations has as its objective "moving a body part to normal or other suitable location"?
- Reposition
- Transfer
- Reattachment
- Transplantation
A: Reposition

Q: Which of the following root operations is NOT in the "root operations that always involve a device" grouping?
- Replacement
- Insertion
- Supplement
- Occlusion
A: Occlusion

Q: Which of the following root operations has the objective of "taking/letting out fluids or gases"?
- Fragmentation
- Drainage
- Release
- Extraction
A: Drainage

Q: What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for laparoscopic appendectomy?
- 0DBJ4ZZ
- 0DBJ4ZX
- 0DTJ4ZZ
- 0DTJ0ZZ
A: 0DTJ4ZZ

Q: What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for open biopsy of the left kidney?
- 0TB10ZX
- 0TB10ZZ
- 0TC10ZX
- 0TB13ZX
A: 0TB10ZX

Q: What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for laparoscopic lysis of large intestine adhesions?
- 0DNE0ZZ
- 0DNE4ZZ
- 0D5E4ZZ
- 0DBE3ZZ
A: 0DNE4ZZ

Q: Which of the following is NOT a section within the Medical-and-Surgical-Related Sections of ICD-10-PCS?
- Obstetrics
- Administration
- Osteopathic
- Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
A: Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology

Q: Services such as injections, infusions, and transfusions are classified in which ICD-10-PCS Section?
- Administration
- Placement
- Other Procedures
- Injections
A: Administration

Q: Mechanical ventilation is classified to which of the following ICD-10-PCS Sections?
- Respiratory
- Placement
- Other Procedures
- Extracorporeal Assistance and Performance
A: Extracorporeal Assistance and Performance

Q: A brain PET scan is classified within ICD-10-PCS in which of the following Sections?
- Radiation Oncology
- Imaging
- Nuclear Medicine
- Scanning
A: Nuclear Medicine