Exam 11: Coding Cardiovascular Conditions

James Tedder, a 62-year-old male, complains of chest tightness with activity. Dr. Franklin completes a stress ECG which confirms a diagnosis of silent myocardial ischemia. The coder should assign code:

What is the correct code for a patient diagnosed with idiopathic hypertension?

To determine the diagnosis code for heart failure, the coder needs to know

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.9.a.2 which states: The appropriate code from category ________ should be used as a secondary code with a code from category ________ to identify the stage of chronic kidney disease.

Which of the following is also known as a stroke?

Which of the following conditions is the result of a ventricle of the heart being unable to fill as it should:

What is the correct code for an old myocardial infarction?

Bob suffered cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery performed three hours ago. The coder should assign code:

June was diagnosed with nonrheumatic mitral (valve) prolapse. The main term is ________; the correct code is ________.

According to the CDC, what is the percentage of American adults with hypertension?

In cases where a physician states that a patient has heart failure due to hypertension, you will need to:

What is the correct code for a fast heartbeat?

________ is a condition resulting from plaque buildup on the interior walls of the arteries, causing reduced blood flow:

Billy suffered a nontraumatic acute subdural hemorrhage. The coder should assign code:

What is the correct code for a patient diagnosed with renovascular hypertension?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with a nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, subcortical?

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.9.d.2 which states: Codes from category I69 may be assigned on a health care record with codes from ________, if the patient has a current cerebrovascular disease and deficits from an old cerebrovascular disease.