Question 1

Which of the following medications might cause ototoxic hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gentamicin 
B)  Cisplatin 
C)  Carboplatin 
D)  All of these 
A)  Gentamicin 
B)  Cisplatin 
C)  Carboplatin 
D)  All of these D

Question 2

What is the small bone in the ear that resembles a hammer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incus 
B)  Malleus 
C)  Ossicles 
D)  Stapes 
A)  Incus 
B)  Malleus 
C)  Ossicles 
D)  Stapes B

Question 3

What is another name for earwax?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerumen 
B)  Vestibule 
C)  Cochlea 
D)  Saccule 
A)  Cerumen 
B)  Vestibule 
C)  Cochlea 
D)  Saccule A

Question 4

What is the correct code for noise effects on the right inner ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H83.3X1 
B)  H83.3X2 
C)  H83.3X3 
D)  H83.3X9 
A)  H83.3X1 
B)  H83.3X2 
C)  H83.3X3 
D)  H83.3X9

Question 5

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with an abscess of the right external ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H60.00 
B)  H60.01 
C)  H60.02 
D)  H60.03 
A)  H60.00 
B)  H60.01 
C)  H60.02 
D)  H60.03

Question 6

A(n) ___________ implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound.

Accepted Answer

A)  cochlear 
B)  auditory 
C)  eustachian 
D)  ossicle 
A)  cochlear 
B)  auditory 
C)  eustachian 
D)  ossicle

Question 7

What is the small bone in the ear that is shaped like an anvil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incus 
B)  Malleus 
C)  Ossicles 
D)  Stapes 
A)  Incus 
B)  Malleus 
C)  Ossicles 
D)  Stapes

Question 8

What is the correct code for mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side?

Accepted Answer

A)  H90.42 
B)  H90.5 
C)  H90.72 
D)  H90.8 
A)  H90.42 
B)  H90.5 
C)  H90.72 
D)  H90.8

Question 9

Which part of the ear is visible on the sides of the head?

Accepted Answer

A)  External ear 
B)  Incus 
C)  Labyrinth 
D)  Malleus 
A)  External ear 
B)  Incus 
C)  Labyrinth 
D)  Malleus

Question 10

How many parts are in a cochlear implant?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5

Question 11

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with nonobliterative otosclerosis involving the oval window of the left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H80.12 
B)  H80.21 
C)  H80.02 
D)  H80.23 
A)  H80.12 
B)  H80.21 
C)  H80.02 
D)  H80.23

Question 12

Approximately how many decibels of hearing loss must a patient have for at least a short period of time in order to qualify for a cochlear implant?

Accepted Answer

A)  60 
B)  70 
C)  80 
D)  100 
A)  60 
B)  70 
C)  80 
D)  100

Question 13

Callin Collin is seen in the office today for bilateral hyperacusis and bilateral perceptive hearing loss. What are the correct codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  H93.231, H90.0 
B)  H93.232, H90.3 
C)  H93.233, H90.3 
D)  H93.239, H90.8 
A)  H93.231, H90.0 
B)  H93.232, H90.3 
C)  H93.233, H90.3 
D)  H93.239, H90.8

Question 14

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral tympanosclerosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  H74.01 
B)  H74.02 
C)  H74.03 
D)  H74.09 
A)  H74.01 
B)  H74.02 
C)  H74.03 
D)  H74.09

Question 15

What is the correct code for high-frequency deafness, right ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H91.90 
B)  H91.91 
C)  H91.92 
D)  H91.93 
A)  H91.90 
B)  H91.91 
C)  H91.92 
D)  H91.93

Question 16

What is the correct code for chronic serous otitis media of the left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H65.21 
B)  H65.22 
C)  H65.31 
D)  H65.32 
A)  H65.21 
B)  H65.22 
C)  H65.31 
D)  H65.32

Question 17

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral otorrhagia?

Accepted Answer

A)  H92.20 
B)  H92.21 
C)  H92.22 
D)  H92.23 
A)  H92.20 
B)  H92.21 
C)  H92.22 
D)  H92.23

Question 18

How many functions does the inner ear have?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 19

Which of the following can contribute to hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetics 
B)  Congenital anomalies 
C)  Pathogens 
D)  All of these 
A)  Genetics 
B)  Congenital anomalies 
C)  Pathogens 
D)  All of these

Question 20

What is another name for the auditory tube?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eustachian tube 
B)  Myringotomy tube 
C)  Tympanic tube 
D)  None of these 
A)  Eustachian tube 
B)  Myringotomy tube 
C)  Tympanic tube 
D)  None of these

Exam 11: Coding Diseases of the Auditory System Ears

Which of the following medications might cause ototoxic hearing loss?

What is the small bone in the ear that resembles a hammer?

What is another name for earwax?

What is the correct code for noise effects on the right inner ear?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with an abscess of the right external ear?

A(n) ___________ implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound.

What is the small bone in the ear that is shaped like an anvil?

What is the correct code for mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side?

Which part of the ear is visible on the sides of the head?

How many parts are in a cochlear implant?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with nonobliterative otosclerosis involving the oval window of the left ear?

Approximately how many decibels of hearing loss must a patient have for at least a short period of time in order to qualify for a cochlear implant?

Callin Collin is seen in the office today for bilateral hyperacusis and bilateral perceptive hearing loss. What are the correct codes?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral tympanosclerosis?

What is the correct code for high-frequency deafness, right ear?

What is the correct code for chronic serous otitis media of the left ear?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral otorrhagia?

How many functions does the inner ear have?

Which of the following can contribute to hearing loss?

What is another name for the auditory tube?

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