AAPC Ch.3 Intro to ICD-10 Questions &
Answers
NEC and NOS are used in the ICD-IO-CM codebook. - ANSWERSAbbreviations
Rationale: ICD-10-CM guideline I.A.6 states NEC and NOS are abbreviations. NEC is
an abbreviation for Not Elsewhere Classifiable and NOS is an abbreviation for Not
Otherwise Specified.
What is an example of an eponym? - ANSWERSPaget's disease
Rationale: An eponym is a word derived from someone's name. Paget's disease is a
disorder that involves abnormal bone destruction and regrowth which results in
deformity. It was described by surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget.
According to ICD-IO-CM guideline I.B.I use both ________ and ________ when
locating and assigning a diagnosis code. - ANSWERSICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index and
Tabular List
Rationale: According to the ICD-10-CM guideline 1.B.I both the Alphabetical Index and
Tabular List are used to locate and assign a code. Reliance on only the Alphabetic
Index or the Tabular List will lead to errors and less specificity in reporting codes.
A 6 year-old patient is seen in the office for acute otitis media, coded as H66.90. This is
an example of a __________ code. - ANSWERSNOS
, Rationale: H66.90 is Not Otherwise Specified. ICD-IO-CM guideline I.A.9.b codes titled
unspecified are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to
assign a more specific code. The inclusion terms under H66.9 include NOS in the
description.
Which diagnosis code(s) below reports pain in the left and right ears? -
ANSWERSH92.03
Rationale: ICD-10-CM allows for the reporting of laterality (right, left, bilateral). For
bilateral sites, the final character of the code indicates laterality. ICD-IO-CM guideline
1B.13 indicates if no bilateral code is provided and the condition is bilateral, assign
separate codes for both the left and right side. There is a bilateral code provided for
pain in the left and right ears H92.03. You would not report two separate codes.
Which diagnosis code(s) should be reported for chronic gonococcal salpingitis? -
ANSWERSA54.24
Rationale: Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Salpingitis/gonococcal (acute)
(chronic) A54.24. Look for A54.24 in the Tabular List. You only need to report one code
for this diagnosis. Under code N70 there is an Excludesl for gonococcal infection
(A54.24). An Excludesl note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at
the same time as the code above the Excludesl note.
Which diagnosis below would be considered a combination code? - ANSWERSK80.00
Rationale: Refer to ICD-10-CM guideline 1.B.9 for the definition of a combination code.
Code K80.00 reports both gallbladder calculus and acute cholecystitis.
What is the ICD-10-CM code for keloid scar on the foot? - ANSWERSL91.0
Rationale: Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Scar/keloid L91.0. The location
does not affect code selection. Verify code selection in the Tabular List.
What is the ICD-IO-CM. code for UTI? - ANSWERSN39.0
Rationale: UTI stands for urinary tract infection. Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic
Index for Infection/urinary (tract) N39.0. Verify code selection in the Tabular List. There
is an instructional note use additional code to identify organism. There is no information
of the infectious agent and no additional code is reported.
What is the ICD-10-CM code for nausea? - ANSWERSR11.0
Answers
NEC and NOS are used in the ICD-IO-CM codebook. - ANSWERSAbbreviations
Rationale: ICD-10-CM guideline I.A.6 states NEC and NOS are abbreviations. NEC is
an abbreviation for Not Elsewhere Classifiable and NOS is an abbreviation for Not
Otherwise Specified.
What is an example of an eponym? - ANSWERSPaget's disease
Rationale: An eponym is a word derived from someone's name. Paget's disease is a
disorder that involves abnormal bone destruction and regrowth which results in
deformity. It was described by surgeon and pathologist Sir James Paget.
According to ICD-IO-CM guideline I.B.I use both ________ and ________ when
locating and assigning a diagnosis code. - ANSWERSICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index and
Tabular List
Rationale: According to the ICD-10-CM guideline 1.B.I both the Alphabetical Index and
Tabular List are used to locate and assign a code. Reliance on only the Alphabetic
Index or the Tabular List will lead to errors and less specificity in reporting codes.
A 6 year-old patient is seen in the office for acute otitis media, coded as H66.90. This is
an example of a __________ code. - ANSWERSNOS
, Rationale: H66.90 is Not Otherwise Specified. ICD-IO-CM guideline I.A.9.b codes titled
unspecified are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to
assign a more specific code. The inclusion terms under H66.9 include NOS in the
description.
Which diagnosis code(s) below reports pain in the left and right ears? -
ANSWERSH92.03
Rationale: ICD-10-CM allows for the reporting of laterality (right, left, bilateral). For
bilateral sites, the final character of the code indicates laterality. ICD-IO-CM guideline
1B.13 indicates if no bilateral code is provided and the condition is bilateral, assign
separate codes for both the left and right side. There is a bilateral code provided for
pain in the left and right ears H92.03. You would not report two separate codes.
Which diagnosis code(s) should be reported for chronic gonococcal salpingitis? -
ANSWERSA54.24
Rationale: Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Salpingitis/gonococcal (acute)
(chronic) A54.24. Look for A54.24 in the Tabular List. You only need to report one code
for this diagnosis. Under code N70 there is an Excludesl for gonococcal infection
(A54.24). An Excludesl note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at
the same time as the code above the Excludesl note.
Which diagnosis below would be considered a combination code? - ANSWERSK80.00
Rationale: Refer to ICD-10-CM guideline 1.B.9 for the definition of a combination code.
Code K80.00 reports both gallbladder calculus and acute cholecystitis.
What is the ICD-10-CM code for keloid scar on the foot? - ANSWERSL91.0
Rationale: Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index for Scar/keloid L91.0. The location
does not affect code selection. Verify code selection in the Tabular List.
What is the ICD-IO-CM. code for UTI? - ANSWERSN39.0
Rationale: UTI stands for urinary tract infection. Look in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic
Index for Infection/urinary (tract) N39.0. Verify code selection in the Tabular List. There
is an instructional note use additional code to identify organism. There is no information
of the infectious agent and no additional code is reported.
What is the ICD-10-CM code for nausea? - ANSWERSR11.0
