Question 1

Mrs. Smith was in the yard at Sunny Valley Nursing home and sustained an injury. The place of occurrence code for this case is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mrs. Smith was in the yard at...

Question 2

Category Y93 is used to describe the activity of the patient at the time the injury or other health condition occurred and is reported for the initial and subsequent visits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The external cause code for a fall from babystroller, initial encounter, is code _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The external cause code for a fall...

Question 4

Tommy Jones was ice skating and collided with a pole. The external cause code for this initial encounter is _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tommy Jones was ice skating and collided...

Question 5

A late-effect external cause code should never be used with a related current nature of injury code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The infection control committee reviewed surgery case number 3345 and determined that there was a failure to use proper sterile precautions during an abdominal endoscopic examination. The external cause code to report this misadventure would be ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The infection control committee reviewed surgery case...

Question 7

Category X15 reports _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   exposure to excessive natural heat
B)   contact with hot household appliances
C)   contact with heat and hot substances
D)   exposure to heatE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The external cause code for walking into a wall, initial encounter, is _______.

Accepted Answer

W22.01xA

Question 9

The external cause code for exposure to laser radiation for an initial encounter is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   X32.00xA
B)   W90.1xxA
C)   W90.2xxA
D)   W89.9xxAE) None of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 10

Intentional self-harm is reported with codes from code block ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Intentional self-harm is reported with codes from...

Question 11

An external cause code, with the appropriate seventh character, is assigned for each encounter for which the injury or condition is being treated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The external cause code for an initial encounter due to exposure to bed fire due to a burning cigarette is code _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The external cause code for an initial...

Question 13

The external cause code for assault by handgun discharge is reported with a code from category _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   X92
B)   X93
C)   X94
D)   X96E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Adult and child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment are classified as assault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sally Swim was swimming in the ocean and was struck by a shark. The external cause code for an initial encounter for this case would be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   W56.09xA
B)   W56.39xA
C)   W56.42xA
D)   W56.89xAE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The external cause code for a fall from bed, initial encounter, is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The external cause code for a fall...

Question 17

External-cause codes for terrorism events take priority over all other external cause codes except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cataclysmic events
B)   child and adult abuse
C)   transport accidents
D)   self-injurious behaviorsE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The selection of the appropriate external-cause code is guided by the Index to Diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Codes for the place of occurrence of the external cause from category Y92 are secondary codes for use after other external-cause codes to identify the location of the patient at the time of injury or other condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The external cause of morbidity codes can be used with any of the other codes from the A00.0-T88.9 and Z00-Z99 classification that is a health condition due to an external cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: External Causes of Morbidity

Mrs. Smith was in the yard at Sunny Valley Nursing home and sustained an injury. The place of occurrence code for this case is ____________________.

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Category Y93 is used to describe the activity of the patient at the time the injury or other health condition occurred and is reported for the initial and subsequent visits.

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The external cause code for a fall from babystroller, initial encounter, is code _____.

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Tommy Jones was ice skating and collided with a pole. The external cause code for this initial encounter is _______.

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A late-effect external cause code should never be used with a related current nature of injury code.

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The infection control committee reviewed surgery case number 3345 and determined that there was a failure to use proper sterile precautions during an abdominal endoscopic examination. The external cause code to report this misadventure would be ____________________.

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Category X15 reports _____.

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The external cause code for walking into a wall, initial encounter, is _______.

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The external cause code for exposure to laser radiation for an initial encounter is _____.

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Intentional self-harm is reported with codes from code block ____________________.

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An external cause code, with the appropriate seventh character, is assigned for each encounter for which the injury or condition is being treated.

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The external cause code for an initial encounter due to exposure to bed fire due to a burning cigarette is code _____.

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The external cause code for assault by handgun discharge is reported with a code from category _____.

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Adult and child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment are classified as assault.

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Sally Swim was swimming in the ocean and was struck by a shark. The external cause code for an initial encounter for this case would be _____.

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The external cause code for a fall from bed, initial encounter, is ____________________.

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External-cause codes for terrorism events take priority over all other external cause codes except _____.

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The selection of the appropriate external-cause code is guided by the Index to Diseases.

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Codes for the place of occurrence of the external cause from category Y92 are secondary codes for use after other external-cause codes to identify the location of the patient at the time of injury or other condition.

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The external cause of morbidity codes can be used with any of the other codes from the A00.0-T88.9 and Z00-Z99 classification that is a health condition due to an external cause.

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