CAC CAC ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding for Ambulance Services 2

Question 1

Which ICD-10-CM code is used for respiratory failure as the primary reason for an emergency ambulance call?

Accepted Answer

J96.00

Answer

R06.09

Answer

J18.9

Answer

R09.2

Question 2

A patient is transported following a drug overdose. Which ICD-10-CM guideline applies to sequencing the poisoning code?

Accepted Answer

Code the poisoning first, then the manifestation

Answer

Code the manifestation first, then the poisoning

Answer

Use only the substance code

Answer

Use an external cause code only

Question 3

When coding a cardiac arrest transport, which ICD-10-CM code represents cardiac arrest due to underlying cardiac condition?

Accepted Answer

I46.9

Answer

I46.8

Answer

I46.2

Answer

R00.1

Question 4

Which external cause code (V, W, X, Y) category is used to identify a motor vehicle accident as the cause of injury during an ambulance call?

Accepted Answer

V codes

Answer

W codes

Answer

X codes

Answer

Y codes

Question 5

A patient with COPD exacerbation is transported via ambulance. Which ICD-10-CM code best captures an acute exacerbation of COPD?

Accepted Answer

J44.1

Answer

J44.0

Answer

J44.9

Answer

J45.901

Question 6

Which ICD-10-CM placeholder character 'X' is used for codes requiring a certain number of characters before the 7th character extension?

Accepted Answer

X is used to fill empty character positions

Answer

X indicates an unknown diagnosis

Answer

X marks an external cause code

Answer

X replaces missing documentation