ICD-10-CM ACTUAL EXAM

ICD-10-CM ACTUAL EXAM

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What is ICD-10-CM? Correct Answer ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published by the U.S. for classifying diagnoses and reason for visits in all healthcare settings.

What are the 4 organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for ICD-10-CM? Correct Answer AHA (American Hospital Association), CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services), AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association), NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics).

How is the ICD-10-CM organized/divided? Correct Answer Alphabetical Index (terms and their codes) and Tabular List (codes divided into chapters based on body system or condition).

What are the 4 parts of the Alphabetic Index? Correct Answer Index of Diseases and Injury, Index of External Causes, Table of Neoplasms, Index of Drugs and Chemicals.

What is the difference between Excludes1 and Excludes2?Correct Answer Excludes1 means do not use the code for the diagnoses listed; Excludeds2 means the diagnoses listed are not included here (in the listed).

What is found in the beginning of each chapter? Correct Answer General notes.

Where are Exclusion notes found? Correct Answer varies 1 / 3

How is ICD-10-CM codes divided? Correct Answer into groups of 3-digit codes

ICD-10-CM codes are alphanumeric with the first always a letter.Correct Answer True

Subterms are indented one standard indention in lower case letter under a main term. Correct Answer True

The fifth, sixth, or seventh characters are considered subclassifications. Correct Answer True

A carryover line is indented two standard under the main term or from the preceding line. Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM codes always have 7 characters. Correct Answer False

Categories are 3-digit codes. Correct Answer True

More specific subterms are indented farther to the right under a subterm. Correct Answer True

Main terms are flushed left and are printed in bold type in the alphabetical index. Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM codes uses the character "x" as a placeholder.Correct Answer True

What entity publishes the ICD-10-CM codes yearly? Correct Answer WHO.

ICD-10-CM is divided by sections which are groups of 3-character codes. T/F Correct Answer True 2 / 3

ICD-10-CM is published by the World Health Organization and updated yearly. T/F Correct Answer True

A dash at the end of an index entry indicates additional characters are required. T/F Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM uses all letters of the alphabet, A-Z. T/F Correct Answer False

ICD-10-CM is used to code diagnoses and procedures. T/F Correct Answer False

Words such as "with'' "due to" and "in" express relationship between the main term or subterm indicating an associated condition or etiology. T/F Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM will be required for all encounters on October 1, 2015.T/F Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM has 21 chapters. T/F Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM include codes for laterality. T/F Correct Answer True

ICD-10-CM has a Neoplasm Table, a Table of Drugs and Chemicals, and the index to External causes located at the back of the alphabetical index. T/F Correct Answer True

The alphabetical index is organized by standard alphabetical rules, such as ignoring single hyphens within words and the possessive "s". T/F Correct Answer True

Mandatory multiple coding does not have to be followed. T/F Correct Answer False

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