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ICD -10-CM Exam Study Guide & practice
questions |AAPC CPC AHIMA CCS CCA
Certification prep (USA)
ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published by the
What is ICD-10-CM?
U.S. for classifying diagnoses and reason for visits in
all healthcare settings.
AHA (American Hospital Association), CMS (Center for Medicare
What are the 4 organizations
and Medicaid
that make up the
Services), AHIMA (American Health Information
Cooperating Parties for
Management Association), NCHS (National Center for
ICD-10-CM?
Health Statistics).
Alphabetical Index (terms and their codes) and Tabular
How is the ICD-10-CM
organized/divided? List (codes divided into chapters based on body
system or condition).
What are the 4 parts of the Index of Diseases and Injury, Index of External Causes,
Alphabetic Index? Table of Neoplasms, Index of Drugs and Chemicals.
ICD-10-CM has a Neoplasm True
Table, a Table of Drugs and
Chemicals, and the index to
External causes located at
the back of the alphabetical
index. T/F
The alphabetical index is True
organized by standard
alphabetical rules, such as
ignoring single hyphens
within words and the
possessive "s". T/F
Mandatory multiple coding False
does not have to be
followed. T/F
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POA stands for present on True
admission and is used to
differentiate between
conditions
present at admission and
conditions that develop
during an inpatient
admission. T/F
Always assign a True
combination code when
applicable. T/F
Exclusion 1 notes indicate True
that the code excluded
should NEVER be used at
the same time as the code
above the Exclusion 1 note.
T/F
When the original treatment False
plan is not
carried out, the admitting
diagnosis is NOT used. T/F
Always review the cross- True
reference instructions
before assigning a code. T/F
Exclusion 2 notes indicates False
that the condition excluded
is part of the condition
presented by the code and
can not be assigned. T/F
The reference to "see" must True
always be followed. T/F
The "code first" rule True
requires an underlying
condition to be sequenced
first. T/F
The principal diagnosis is True
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ICD -10-CM Exam Study Guide & practice
questions |AAPC CPC AHIMA CCS CCA
Certification prep (USA)
ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published by the
What is ICD-10-CM?
U.S. for classifying diagnoses and reason for visits in
all healthcare settings.
AHA (American Hospital Association), CMS (Center for Medicare
What are the 4 organizations
and Medicaid
that make up the
Services), AHIMA (American Health Information
Cooperating Parties for
Management Association), NCHS (National Center for
ICD-10-CM?
Health Statistics).
Alphabetical Index (terms and their codes) and Tabular
How is the ICD-10-CM
organized/divided? List (codes divided into chapters based on body
system or condition).
What are the 4 parts of the Index of Diseases and Injury, Index of External Causes,
Alphabetic Index? Table of Neoplasms, Index of Drugs and Chemicals.
ICD-10-CM has a Neoplasm True
Table, a Table of Drugs and
Chemicals, and the index to
External causes located at
the back of the alphabetical
index. T/F
The alphabetical index is True
organized by standard
alphabetical rules, such as
ignoring single hyphens
within words and the
possessive "s". T/F
Mandatory multiple coding False
does not have to be
followed. T/F
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POA stands for present on True
admission and is used to
differentiate between
conditions
present at admission and
conditions that develop
during an inpatient
admission. T/F
Always assign a True
combination code when
applicable. T/F
Exclusion 1 notes indicate True
that the code excluded
should NEVER be used at
the same time as the code
above the Exclusion 1 note.
T/F
When the original treatment False
plan is not
carried out, the admitting
diagnosis is NOT used. T/F
Always review the cross- True
reference instructions
before assigning a code. T/F
Exclusion 2 notes indicates False
that the condition excluded
is part of the condition
presented by the code and
can not be assigned. T/F
The reference to "see" must True
always be followed. T/F
The "code first" rule True
requires an underlying
condition to be sequenced
first. T/F
The principal diagnosis is True
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