CH: 3 Introduction to ICD-10-CM
Questions & Answers
NEC and NOS are ____used in the ICD-10-CM codebook. - ANSWERSAbbreviations
Who are the parties responsible for providing the ICD-10-CM guidelines? -
ANSWERSNCHS and CMS
What type of code is assigned when the provider documents a reason for a patient
seeking healthcare that is NOT an injury or disease? - ANSWERSZ code (Z00-Z99)
In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index what is the code next to the main term called? -
ANSWERSDefault code
What does ICD-10-CM stand for? - ANSWERSInternational Classification of Diseases
10th Revision, Clinical Modification
What section of the ICD-10-CM guidelines contains instructions on how to code for a
patient receiving diagnostic services only in an outpatient setting? - ANSWERSSection
IV
What is an example of an eponym? - ANSWERSPaget's disease
The term malignant, benign, in situ and uncertain behavior are all terms used when
coding what? - ANSWERSNeoplasms
What is the meaning of provider in the ICD-10-CM guidelines? - ANSWERSThe
physician
What month does the new ICD-10-CM codebook take effect each year? -
ANSWERSOctober
, According to ICD-10-CM guidelines I.B.I use both ___ and ___ when locating and
assigning a diagnosis code: - ANSWERSICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index and the Tabular
List
Which of the following statements is TRUE in reference to reporting body mass index
(BMI) codes? - ANSWERSBMI codes should be reported as a secondary code only.
The instructions and conventions of the classification take precedence over -
ANSWERSOfficial coding guidelines
The word AND should be interpreted to mean ___ when it appears in a title. -
ANSWERS"And" or "Or"-patient may have either or both
When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic and there are separate
entries for both, how is it reported? - ANSWERSCode both sequencing the acute first.
A 6 yr old patient is seen in the office for acute otitis media, coded as H66.90. This is an
example of ___ code. - ANSWERSNOS (Not otherwise specified)
The diagnosis caudal cervical inflammatory spondylopathy is assigned ICD-10-CM code
M46.82 and is an example of what ICD-10-CM coding convention? - ANSWERSNEC-
Not elsewhere classified
According to the Tabular List in the ICD-10-CM codebook, category code H80,
Otosclerosis includes what other disorder? - ANSWERSOtospongiosis
Which diagnosis code(s) reports pain in (L) and (R) ears? - ANSWERSH92.03
Refer to the Tabular List and identify the code that contains an instructional note that
indicates that two related conditions cannot occur together. - ANSWERSN94.2
Refer to ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index. Identify the main term below that has an
instructional note indicating another main term may need to be referenced providing an
additional index to report the diagnostic code. - ANSWERSFibrosarcoma
In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index next to Hypertension, what do the terms in
parentheses indicate? - ANSWERSSupplementary words that can be present or absent
with the diagnosis hypertension and does not affect the code to which it is assigned.
What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela (late effect)? - ANSWERSThe
residual condition is coded first, and the code(s) for the cause of the late effect are
coded as secondary.
Which diagnosis code(s) should be reported for chronic gonococcal salpingitis? -
ANSWERSA54.24
Questions & Answers
NEC and NOS are ____used in the ICD-10-CM codebook. - ANSWERSAbbreviations
Who are the parties responsible for providing the ICD-10-CM guidelines? -
ANSWERSNCHS and CMS
What type of code is assigned when the provider documents a reason for a patient
seeking healthcare that is NOT an injury or disease? - ANSWERSZ code (Z00-Z99)
In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index what is the code next to the main term called? -
ANSWERSDefault code
What does ICD-10-CM stand for? - ANSWERSInternational Classification of Diseases
10th Revision, Clinical Modification
What section of the ICD-10-CM guidelines contains instructions on how to code for a
patient receiving diagnostic services only in an outpatient setting? - ANSWERSSection
IV
What is an example of an eponym? - ANSWERSPaget's disease
The term malignant, benign, in situ and uncertain behavior are all terms used when
coding what? - ANSWERSNeoplasms
What is the meaning of provider in the ICD-10-CM guidelines? - ANSWERSThe
physician
What month does the new ICD-10-CM codebook take effect each year? -
ANSWERSOctober
, According to ICD-10-CM guidelines I.B.I use both ___ and ___ when locating and
assigning a diagnosis code: - ANSWERSICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index and the Tabular
List
Which of the following statements is TRUE in reference to reporting body mass index
(BMI) codes? - ANSWERSBMI codes should be reported as a secondary code only.
The instructions and conventions of the classification take precedence over -
ANSWERSOfficial coding guidelines
The word AND should be interpreted to mean ___ when it appears in a title. -
ANSWERS"And" or "Or"-patient may have either or both
When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic and there are separate
entries for both, how is it reported? - ANSWERSCode both sequencing the acute first.
A 6 yr old patient is seen in the office for acute otitis media, coded as H66.90. This is an
example of ___ code. - ANSWERSNOS (Not otherwise specified)
The diagnosis caudal cervical inflammatory spondylopathy is assigned ICD-10-CM code
M46.82 and is an example of what ICD-10-CM coding convention? - ANSWERSNEC-
Not elsewhere classified
According to the Tabular List in the ICD-10-CM codebook, category code H80,
Otosclerosis includes what other disorder? - ANSWERSOtospongiosis
Which diagnosis code(s) reports pain in (L) and (R) ears? - ANSWERSH92.03
Refer to the Tabular List and identify the code that contains an instructional note that
indicates that two related conditions cannot occur together. - ANSWERSN94.2
Refer to ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index. Identify the main term below that has an
instructional note indicating another main term may need to be referenced providing an
additional index to report the diagnostic code. - ANSWERSFibrosarcoma
In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index next to Hypertension, what do the terms in
parentheses indicate? - ANSWERSSupplementary words that can be present or absent
with the diagnosis hypertension and does not affect the code to which it is assigned.
What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela (late effect)? - ANSWERSThe
residual condition is coded first, and the code(s) for the cause of the late effect are
coded as secondary.
Which diagnosis code(s) should be reported for chronic gonococcal salpingitis? -
ANSWERSA54.24
