ICD-10-CM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022

What is ICD-10-CM? - Answer- ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published by WHO 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - Answer- General notes. Where are Exclusion notes found? - Answer- varies How is ICD-10-CM codes divided? - Answer- into groups of 3-digit codes ICD-10-CM codes are alphanumeric with the first always a letter. - Answer- True Subterms are indented one standard indention in lower case letter under a main term. - Answer- True The fifth, sixth, or seventh characters are considered subclassifications. - Answer- True A carryover line is indented two standard under the main term or from the preceding line. - Answer- True ICD-10-CM codes always have 7 characters. - Answer- False Categories are 3-digit codes. - Answer- True More specific subterms are indented farther to the right under a subterm. - Answer- True