Contestant Number: ____________________

Time: ___________________
Rank: _______________

ICD-10-CM MEDICAL
DIAGNOSTIC CODING
(600)
REGIONAL 2021
CONCEPT KNOWLEDGE:

Multiple Choice (10 @ 5 each) __________ 50 points

APPLICATION KNOWLEDGE:

Diagnostic Coding (10 @ 5 each) __________ 50 points

TOTAL POINTS __________ 100 points

Test Time: 60 minutes

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Part I—Multiple Choice:

Directions: Choose the best answer for the following questions.

1. What is the main term for coding “pathological fracture of the hip?”
a. pathological
b. fracture
c. hip
d. there is no main term

2. A diagnosis dealing with the lungs would be found in which body system?
a. gastrointestinal
b. endocrine
c. neurological
d. respiratory

3. The element for “heart” is:

a. nephr
b. blephar
c. cardi
d. cerebr

4. You would find the code number for a herniated disc in what area of the ICD book?
a. musculoskeletal
b. circulatory
c. pulmonary
d. digestive

5. Cranioplasty means:
a. softening of the skull
b. surgical repair of the skull
c. cutting out of a segment of the skull
d. cutting into the skull

6. What is the key word for coding “severe lower stomach pain?”
a. severe
b. lower
c. stomach
d. pain

7. -itis is a suffix meaning:

a. removal
b. tumor
c. softening
d. inflammation
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8. A third-degree burn is evidenced by:

a. redness
b. blistering
c. charring
d. no visible markings

9. Which suffix indicates a mass or tumor?

a. ology
b. ologist
c. oma
d. otomy

10. The medical term for pain in the kidney is:

a. gastritis
b. dermatology
c. nephralgia
d. hepatomegaly

Part II—Diagnostic Coding—5 Points Each = 50 Points Total

Record the correct and billable diagnostic code number for each of the following diagnoses.
Use as many codes as necessary. Make sure all code numbers are legible.

1. dysphagia ____________________________________________

2. Tourette syndrome _____________________________________

3. Raynaud disease _______________________________________

4. neutropenia ___________________________________________

5. elephantiasis __________________________________________

6. lipoma _______________________________________________

7. gigantism _____________________________________________

8. deep vein thrombosis ___________________________________

9. hemorrhoids __________________________________________

10. pyuria _______________________________________________