In the pine life cycle,

Angiosperms are _______ when the male and female reproductive parts are on different individuals of the same species.

A patient was admitted for cholecystectomy because of chronic cholecystitis. Before she went to the operating room the next morning, nursing personnel noted that she had apparently developed a urinary tract infection, and laboratory tests confirmed a diagnosis of urinary tract infection due to E. coli. Because of the infection, the surgery was canceled, antibiotic therapy was instituted, and the patient was discharged on the third hospital day to continue antibiotic therapy at home. She will be seen in the physician’s office in three weeks, and surgery will be rescheduled. Hints: Remember the reason for the admission is the principal diagnosis.  You will have a total of 4 codes to assign- the principal diagnosis followed by 3 additional codes.  Remember to use the decimal point and capital letters.   There are no procedure codes. 1. 2. 3. 4.

The admission diagnosis must always be the same as the principal diagnosis for inpatient admissions. 

Ancillary sections within ICD-10-PCS do not include root operations; instead, character 3 in these sections represent the root type of the procedure. 

How should an encounter of a patient with fever and cough with a positive COVID-19 test without provider confirmation of the significance of the test result be coded? 

Code the following diagnosis.(Be sure to use a capital letter and a decimal point)  Influenza with gastroenteritis

What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for laparoscopic appendectomy? 

 Z codes may be used as a first or additional diagnosis.  

The information below is a reproduction from the Alphabetic Index. Which of the following terms is a nonessential modifier that will not affect code assignment? Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial) -adrenal (gland) (congenital) Q89.1 –acquired E89.6