Coding Strategies – ICD-10 – Session 4
1) True or false. Codes from Chapter 15 – Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium can be used on newborn records as well as the maternal records.
a) True
b) False
2) In ICD-10-CM, how many code/s would need to be used to indicate obstructed labor?
a) One – it is a combination code
b) Two – one to indicate obstruction and the second to indicate the reason why
c) It depends on the reason for the obstruction as only certain codes are combination codes and the others require multiple codes
3) True or false. Many OB codes require placeholder/s between the last digit of the code and the 7th digit extension.
a) True
b) False
4) Which code should be used to indicate a pregnancy that is incidental to the patient encounter?
a) Any codes from chapter 15 – pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium that indicate what type of pregnancy and the amount of fetuses
b) Z33.1 – Pregnant state - incidental
c) If the pregnancy is incidental to the encounter then it doesn’t need to be mentioned unless complications to the pregnancy may arise from the encounter
5) Which of the following in not true regarding gestational diabetes?
a) No other code from O24, Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, should be used with a code from O24.4
b) If a patient with gestational diabetes is treated with both diet and insulin only the code for insulin-controlled is required
c) Two codes are required – one from category O24 and a code from diabetes mellitus (E08-E13) as a secondary diagnosis
6) Which code is the only outcome of delivery code appropriate for use with O80?
a) Z37.0
b) R65.2
c) O99.81
7) Codes in Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) may not be used in particular records. Which one/s are those?
a) Newborn
b) Pediatric
c) Maternal
8) Which of the following is not true about coding a birth episode?
a) A code from Z38 is assigned only once to a newborn at the time of delivery
b) If the newborn is transferred to another institution, the Z38 code can be used again at the receiving hospital
c) When coding the birth episode in a newborn record, assign a code from category Z38, liveborn according to the place of birth and type of delivery as the principal diagnosis
9) True or false. A condition that originates in the perinatal period and continues throughout the life of the patient, the perinatal code should continue to be used regardless of the patient age.
a) True
b) False
10) If a newborn has a condition that may be either due to the birth process or community acquired and the documentation does not indicate which it is, which would you default to?
a) Birth process
b) Community acquired
c) You would code an unspecified code from code range Z39.9-Z41.2