1. Which statement is
D. External cause codes should never be sequenced as a
TRUE for reporting
first-list- ed or primary code
external cause codes
of morbidity (V00- Multiple choice D is the correct answer. The ICD-10-CM
Y99)? guide- lines for the External Causes Of Morbidity (V00-
Y99) is in Section
A. All external cause codes do I.C.20.
not require a seventh
charac- ter.
B. Only report one
external cause code to
fully explain each
cause.
C. Report code Y92.9 if
the place of
occurrence is not
stated.
D. External cause
codes should never be
sequenced as a first-
listed or primary code
2. Which statement is A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented
TRUE about reporting in the medical record the default type is E11.- Type 2
codes for di- abetes diabetes mellitus.
mellitus?
The ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for diabetes mellitus
are
A. If the type of diabetes mel- found in Section I.C.4. Multiple choice A is the
correct answer,
litus is not documented Type 2 dia- betes mellitus.
in the medical record B. When a patient uses in- sulin,
the de- fault type is E11.- Type 1 is always report- ed.
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C. The age of the patient this guideline is in Section I.C.4.a.2.
is
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