CCS – Exam Preparation Questions Study Guide
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the
ICD--CM as instructional notes - correct answer ✔✔ conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over
______________________ - correct answer ✔✔ guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and their
corresponding code. - correct answer ✔✔ Alphabetic Index
The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters based on body
system or condition. - correct answer ✔✔ Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - correct answer ✔✔ - Index of Diseases and
Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________, and codes. - correct answer
✔✔ categories, subcategories, and codes
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List may be either
a ____________ or a _____________. - correct answer ✔✔ letter or number
A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent to a code. -
correct answer ✔✔ three
,Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - correct answer ✔✔
4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - correct answer ✔✔ characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - correct answer ✔✔
subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - correct answer ✔✔ code
Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not
___________________. - correct answer ✔✔ subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without the 7th
character. - correct answer ✔✔ invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in reference. - correct
answer ✔✔ indented
ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - correct answer ✔✔ "X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future
__________________. - correct answer ✔✔ "X" expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible, not categories or
subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is required. - correct answer ✔✔ codes
, When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to be considered a
______________________ code. - correct answer ✔✔ valid
NEC - correct answer ✔✔ Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - correct answer ✔✔ Other specified
When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to
the ______________ _______________ code in the Tabular List. - correct answer ✔✔ other
specified
NOS - correct answer ✔✔ Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - correct answer ✔✔ Unspecified
NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the Alphabetic Index and the ______________
__________________. - correct answer ✔✔ Tabular List
________________ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or
explanatory phrases. - correct answer ✔✔ brackets
____________________ are used in the Alphabetic Index to indicate manifestation codes. -
correct answer ✔✔ brackets
_____________________ are used in both the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List to enclose
supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure
without affecting the code number to which it is assigned. - correct answer ✔✔ Parenthesis
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the
ICD--CM as instructional notes - correct answer ✔✔ conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over
______________________ - correct answer ✔✔ guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and their
corresponding code. - correct answer ✔✔ Alphabetic Index
The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters based on body
system or condition. - correct answer ✔✔ Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - correct answer ✔✔ - Index of Diseases and
Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________, and codes. - correct answer
✔✔ categories, subcategories, and codes
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List may be either
a ____________ or a _____________. - correct answer ✔✔ letter or number
A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent to a code. -
correct answer ✔✔ three
,Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - correct answer ✔✔
4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - correct answer ✔✔ characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - correct answer ✔✔
subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - correct answer ✔✔ code
Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not
___________________. - correct answer ✔✔ subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without the 7th
character. - correct answer ✔✔ invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in reference. - correct
answer ✔✔ indented
ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - correct answer ✔✔ "X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future
__________________. - correct answer ✔✔ "X" expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible, not categories or
subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is required. - correct answer ✔✔ codes
, When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to be considered a
______________________ code. - correct answer ✔✔ valid
NEC - correct answer ✔✔ Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - correct answer ✔✔ Other specified
When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to
the ______________ _______________ code in the Tabular List. - correct answer ✔✔ other
specified
NOS - correct answer ✔✔ Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - correct answer ✔✔ Unspecified
NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the Alphabetic Index and the ______________
__________________. - correct answer ✔✔ Tabular List
________________ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or
explanatory phrases. - correct answer ✔✔ brackets
____________________ are used in the Alphabetic Index to indicate manifestation codes. -
correct answer ✔✔ brackets
_____________________ are used in both the Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List to enclose
supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure
without affecting the code number to which it is assigned. - correct answer ✔✔ Parenthesis
