Question 1

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with aural vertigo, left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H81.311 
B)  H81.312 
C)  H81.391 
D)  H81.392 
A)  H81.311 
B)  H81.312 
C)  H81.391 
D)  H81.392

Question 2

The three bones in the tympanic cavity are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  malleus, incus, and stapes. 
B)  malleus, incus, and ossicles. 
C)  malleus, ossicles, and stapes. 
D)  ossicles, incus, and stapes. 
A)  malleus, incus, and stapes. 
B)  malleus, incus, and ossicles. 
C)  malleus, ossicles, and stapes. 
D)  ossicles, incus, and stapes.

Question 3

Which of the following is a symptom of hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hearing muffled speech 
B)  Asking others to speak more slowly 
C)  Avoiding some social settings 
D)  All of these 
A)  Hearing muffled speech 
B)  Asking others to speak more slowly 
C)  Avoiding some social settings 
D)  All of these

Question 4

Max Mawell was seen in the office today for left cochlear otosclerosis and recurrent cholesteatoma of a postmastoidectomy cavity of the right ear. What are the correct codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  H80.21, H95.01 
B)  H80.21, H92.03 
C)  H80.22, H95.01 
D)  H80.22, H95.02 
A)  H80.21, H95.01 
B)  H80.21, H92.03 
C)  H80.22, H95.01 
D)  H80.22, H95.02

Question 5

Which of the following is not a function of cerumen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protecting the skin of the ear canal 
B)  Protecting the middle ear from bacteria 
C)  Enabling cleaning and lubrication 
D)  Transferring sound waves from the eardrum to the incus 
A)  Protecting the skin of the ear canal 
B)  Protecting the middle ear from bacteria 
C)  Enabling cleaning and lubrication 
D)  Transferring sound waves from the eardrum to the incus

Question 6

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with acute mastoiditis, right ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H70.001 
B)  H70.091 
C)  H70.11 
D)  H70.221 
A)  H70.001 
B)  H70.091 
C)  H70.11 
D)  H70.221

Question 7

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with a cholesteatoma of the mastoid in his left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H71.11 
B)  H71.12 
C)  H71.21 
D)  H71.22 
A)  H71.11 
B)  H71.12 
C)  H71.21 
D)  H71.22

Question 8

What are the correct codes for ototoxic hearing loss, right ear, after taking gentamicin?

Accepted Answer

A)  H91.01, T36.5X5A 
B)  H91.02, T36.5X1A 
C)  H91.01, T36.5X5 
D)  H91.02, T36.5X1 
A)  H91.01, T36.5X5A 
B)  H91.02, T36.5X1A 
C)  H91.01, T36.5X5 
D)  H91.02, T36.5X1

Question 9

Which of the following is a condition of increasing growth of spongy bone in the otic capsule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otitis externa 
C)  Ménière's disease 
D)  Otosclerosis 
A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otitis externa 
C)  Ménière's disease 
D)  Otosclerosis

Question 10

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate how well words and other sounds are heard at varying volumes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic screening test 
B)  Tuning fork test 
C)  Pure tone hearing test 
D)  Frequency test 
A)  Basic screening test 
B)  Tuning fork test 
C)  Pure tone hearing test 
D)  Frequency test

Question 11

Which of the following tests is usually performed by an audiologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic screening test 
B)  Tuning fork test 
C)  Pure tone hearing test 
D)  Frequency test 
A)  Basic screening test 
B)  Tuning fork test 
C)  Pure tone hearing test 
D)  Frequency test

Question 12

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral adhesive middle ear disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  H74.11 
B)  H74.12 
C)  H74.13 
D)  H74.19 
A)  H74.11 
B)  H74.12 
C)  H74.13 
D)  H74.19

Question 13

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with swimmer's ear, left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H60.331 
B)  H60.332 
C)  H60.333 
D)  H60.339 
A)  H60.331 
B)  H60.332 
C)  H60.333 
D)  H60.339

Question 14

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with Ménière's disease of the left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H81.01 
B)  H81.02 
C)  H81.03 
D)  H81.09 
A)  H81.01 
B)  H81.02 
C)  H81.03 
D)  H81.09

Question 15

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate the patient's ability to hear sounds at various decibels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic screening test 
B)  Tuning fork test 
C)  Pure tone hearing test 
D)  Frequency test 
A)  Basic screening test 
B)  Tuning fork test 
C)  Pure tone hearing test 
D)  Frequency test

Question 16

What is the correct code for presbycusis, left ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  H91.10 
B)  H91.11 
C)  H91.12 
D)  H91.13 
A)  H91.10 
B)  H91.11 
C)  H91.12 
D)  H91.13

Question 17

Which of the following is an inflammation of the middle ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otitis externa 
C)  Ménière's disease 
D)  Otosclerosis 
A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otitis externa 
C)  Ménière's disease 
D)  Otosclerosis

Question 18

Which of the following diseases can cause fetal hearing loss during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herpes 
B)  Rubella 
C)  Toxoplasmosis 
D)  All of these 
A)  Herpes 
B)  Rubella 
C)  Toxoplasmosis 
D)  All of these

Question 19

Which of the following is a dysfunction of the labyrinth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otitis externa 
C)  Ménière's disease 
D)  Otosclerosis 
A)  Otitis media 
B)  Otitis externa 
C)  Ménière's disease 
D)  Otosclerosis

Question 20

Which unit of measurement determines the intensity, or loudness, of sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  dB 
B)  Hz 
C)  Db 
D)  hZ 
A)  dB 
B)  Hz 
C)  Db 
D)  hZ

Exam 11: Coding Diseases of the Auditory System Ears

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with aural vertigo, left ear?

The three bones in the tympanic cavity are the:

Which of the following is a symptom of hearing loss?

Max Mawell was seen in the office today for left cochlear otosclerosis and recurrent cholesteatoma of a postmastoidectomy cavity of the right ear. What are the correct codes?

Which of the following is not a function of cerumen?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with acute mastoiditis, right ear?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with a cholesteatoma of the mastoid in his left ear?

What are the correct codes for ototoxic hearing loss, right ear, after taking gentamicin?

Which of the following is a condition of increasing growth of spongy bone in the otic capsule?

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate how well words and other sounds are heard at varying volumes?

Which of the following tests is usually performed by an audiologist?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with bilateral adhesive middle ear disease?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with swimmer's ear, left ear?

What is the correct code assigned for a patient with Ménière's disease of the left ear?

Which of the following tests is used to evaluate the patient's ability to hear sounds at various decibels?

What is the correct code for presbycusis, left ear?

Which of the following is an inflammation of the middle ear?

Which of the following diseases can cause fetal hearing loss during pregnancy?

Which of the following is a dysfunction of the labyrinth?

Which unit of measurement determines the intensity, or loudness, of sound?

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