RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 45 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 221

A 75-year-old female was admitted for repair of a hiatal hernia which was performed on the first day of admission. While recovering, the patient fell out of her bed and sustained a fractured femur which was surgically reduced. Further complications included severe angina for which a cardiac catheterization and PTCA were performed. The principal procedure is

  1. femur reduction.
  2. herniorrhaphy.
  3. catheterization.
  4. PTCA.

Question 222

Code 402, Hypertensive Heart Disease, would appropriately be used in which of the following situations?

  1. left heart failure with benign hypertension
  2. congestive heart failure; hypertension
  3. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease with congestive heart failure
  4. cardiomegaly with hypertension

Question 223

A patient is admitted to your hospital 6 weeks post myocardial infarction with severe chest pains. Which is the correct code?

  1. 414.8 chronic MI
  2. 410.1x acute MI
  3. 412 old MI
  4. 413.0 angina

Question 224

Which of the following is classified as a poisoning in ICD-9-CM?

  1. syncope due to Contac pills and a three martini lunch
  2. digitalis intoxication
  3. reaction to dye administered for pyelogram
  4. idiosyncratic reaction between various drugs

Question 225

Susan Dawn is status post mastectomy (6 weeks) due to carcinoma of the breast. She is admitted to the outpatient clinic for chemotherapy. What is the correct sequencing of the codes?

  1. V58.11 chemotherapy; 174.9 malignant neoplasm of breast
  2. V58.11 chemotherapy; V10.3 personal history of neoplasm of the breast
  3. V67.00 follow-up exam surgery; V58.11 chemotherapy
  4. V10.3 personal history of neoplasm of the breast; V58.11 chemotherapy A