General Questions General Questions 1. What does the 4th character in diabetes mellitus diabetes codes indicate? The condition as controlled or uncontrolled. Any complication associated with diabetes. Type of diabetes (type 1, type 2, secondary). If the diabetes is primary or secondary diabetes. None 2. A patient is seen in the ED for nausea and vomiting that has persisted for 4 days. The ED physician treats the patient for dehydration which is documented in the patient’s record as the final diagnosis. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for this encounter? R11.10, R11.0, E86.0 R11.2, E86.0 E86.0 R11.14 None 3. A patient is seen in the physician’s office for a 2,400,000 U injection of Bicillin L-A. What code represents this drug and the units given? J2540 x 4 J0561 x 24 J2510 x 4 J0558 x 24 None 4. Mr. Smith presents to the office for a screening test to detect sickle cell disorder. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? D57.1, Z13.0 D57.3 D57.1 Z13.0 None 5. According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? Periodic audits Focused audits on problems brought to the attention of the compliance officer. Audits on all denied claims. Baseline audits. None Time's up