QUESTION: 249

Mrs. Jones had an appendectomy on November 1. She was taken back to surgery on November 2 for evacuation of a hematoma of the wound site. Identify the modifier that may be reported for the November 2 visit.

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 250

The primary goal of a hospital-based cancer registry is to

improve patient care.
Allocate hospital resources appropriately.
determine the need for professional and public education programs.
monitor cancer incidence.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 251

A pregnant patient was admitted to the hospital with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. She is a type I diabetic and was brought under control and subsequently discharged. The following code was assigned:

Which of the following describe why the coding is in error?

the incorrect fifth digit was used.
the condition should have been coded as gestational diabetes because she is pregnant.
an additional code describing the diabetes mellitus should be used.
only the code for the diabetes mellitus should have been used.

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 252

A secondary data source that houses and aggregates extensive data about patients with a certain diagnosis is a

disease index.
master patient index.
disease registry.
admissions register.

Answer(s): C

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