RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 51 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 251

A 36-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for an obstetrical delivery of her third child. During the admission, a sterilization procedure was performed for contraceptive purposes. The V25.2 code for sterilization would be

  1. assigned as a principal diagnosis.
  2. assigned as a secondary diagnosis.
  3. not assigned because this was the patient’s third child.
  4. not assigned because it is the same admission as the delivery.

Question 252

According to ICD-9-CM, which one of the following is NOT a mechanical complication of an internal implant?

  1. erosion of skin by pacemaker electrodes
  2. inflammation of urethra due to indwelling catheter
  3. leakage of breast prosthesis
  4. IUD embedded in uterine wall

Question 253

A population-based cancer registry that is designed to determine rates and trends in a defined population is a (an)

  1. incidence-only population-based registry.
  2. cancer control population-based registry.
  3. research-oriented population-based registry.
  4. patient care population-based registry.

Question 254

Given the diagnosis "carcinoma of axillary lymph nodes and lungs, metastatic from breast," what is the primary cancer site(s)?

  1. axillary lymph nodes.
  2. lungs.
  3. breast.
  4. both A & B

Question 255

In the diagnosis "first-, second-, and third-degree burns of the chest wall," a code is required for

  1. the first-degree burn only.
  2. the second-degree burn only.
  3. the third-degree burn only.
  4. each first-, second-, and third-degree burn.