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CCS PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED |NEW AND
REVISED
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease
in reference. - ANSWER- indented
ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. -
ANSWER- "X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for
future __________________. - ANSWER- "X" expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible,
not categories or subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is
required. - ANSWER- codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to
be considered a ______________________ code. - ANSWER- valid
NEC - ANSWER- Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - ANSWER- Other specified
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When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic
Index directs the coder to the ______________ _______________ code
in the Tabular List. - ANSWER- other specified
NOS - ANSWER- Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - ANSWER-
Unspecified
NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the Alphabetic Index and
the ______________ __________________. - ANSWER- Tabular List
________________ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms,
alternative wording, or explanatory phrases. - ANSWER- brackets
____________________ are used in the Alphabetic Index to indicate
manifestation codes. - 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. - ANSWER- Parenthesis
The terms within the parenthesis are referred to as
___________________ _______________________. - ANSWER-
nonessential modifiers
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_________________ _____________________ in the Alphabetic Index
to Diseases apply to subterms following a main term except when a
_____________ ______________________ and a subentry are mutually
exclusive, the subentry takes precedence. For example, in ICD-10-CM
Alphabetic Index, under the main term Enteritis, "acute" is a
______________ _________________ and "chronic" is a subentry. In
this case, the __________ _______________"acute" does not apply to
the subentry "chronic". - ANSWER- non essential modifiers
_________________ are used in the Tabular List after an incomplete
term which needs one or more of the modifiers following the
__________ to make it assignable to a given category. - ANSWER-
Colon
Codes titled ________________ or ___________ ________________
are for use when the information in the medical record provides detail
for which a specific code does not exist. - ANSWER- other or other
specified
Alphabetic Index entries with NEC in the line designate ____________
codes in the Tabular List. - ANSWER- other
Alphabetic Index entries represent specific disease entitles for which no
specific code exists so the term is included within an _______
____________. - ANSWER- other code
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Codes titled ____________________ are for use when the information
in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code. -
ANSWER- unspecified
For those categories for which an unspecified code is not provided, the
___________ __________________ code may represent both other and
unspecified. - ANSWER- other specified
__________________________ notes appear immediately under a three
character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of
the category. - ANSWER- Includes
_________________ ________________ is a list of terms included
under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is
to be used. - ANSWER- Inclusion terms
____________ ____________ may be synonyms of the code title, or, in
the case of 'other specified' codes, the terms are a list of various
conditions assigned to that code. - ANSWER- Inclusion terms
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index
and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - ANSWER-
conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence
over ______________________ - ANSWER- guidelines
CCS PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED |NEW AND
REVISED
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease
in reference. - ANSWER- indented
ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. -
ANSWER- "X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for
future __________________. - ANSWER- "X" expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible,
not categories or subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is
required. - ANSWER- codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to
be considered a ______________________ code. - ANSWER- valid
NEC - ANSWER- Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - ANSWER- Other specified
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When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic
Index directs the coder to the ______________ _______________ code
in the Tabular List. - ANSWER- other specified
NOS - ANSWER- Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - ANSWER-
Unspecified
NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the Alphabetic Index and
the ______________ __________________. - ANSWER- Tabular List
________________ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms,
alternative wording, or explanatory phrases. - ANSWER- brackets
____________________ are used in the Alphabetic Index to indicate
manifestation codes. - 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. - ANSWER- Parenthesis
The terms within the parenthesis are referred to as
___________________ _______________________. - ANSWER-
nonessential modifiers
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_________________ _____________________ in the Alphabetic Index
to Diseases apply to subterms following a main term except when a
_____________ ______________________ and a subentry are mutually
exclusive, the subentry takes precedence. For example, in ICD-10-CM
Alphabetic Index, under the main term Enteritis, "acute" is a
______________ _________________ and "chronic" is a subentry. In
this case, the __________ _______________"acute" does not apply to
the subentry "chronic". - ANSWER- non essential modifiers
_________________ are used in the Tabular List after an incomplete
term which needs one or more of the modifiers following the
__________ to make it assignable to a given category. - ANSWER-
Colon
Codes titled ________________ or ___________ ________________
are for use when the information in the medical record provides detail
for which a specific code does not exist. - ANSWER- other or other
specified
Alphabetic Index entries with NEC in the line designate ____________
codes in the Tabular List. - ANSWER- other
Alphabetic Index entries represent specific disease entitles for which no
specific code exists so the term is included within an _______
____________. - ANSWER- other code
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Codes titled ____________________ are for use when the information
in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code. -
ANSWER- unspecified
For those categories for which an unspecified code is not provided, the
___________ __________________ code may represent both other and
unspecified. - ANSWER- other specified
__________________________ notes appear immediately under a three
character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of
the category. - ANSWER- Includes
_________________ ________________ is a list of terms included
under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is
to be used. - ANSWER- Inclusion terms
____________ ____________ may be synonyms of the code title, or, in
the case of 'other specified' codes, the terms are a list of various
conditions assigned to that code. - ANSWER- Inclusion terms
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index
and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - ANSWER-
conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence
over ______________________ - ANSWER- guidelines
