ICD-10-CM Guidelines Chapters 1-15 | 120 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

What letter is used as a placeholder in ICD-10-CM? - X What is found inside parentheses in the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List? - An Essential Modifier What is an instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index indicating another term must be referenced? - See What is the code found in brackets in the Alphabetic Index and must always be sequenced second after the Etiology Code? - Manifestation What is used when two conditions cannot occur together e.g. congenital vs acquired of the same condition? - Excludes 1 Note It is essential to use both the Alphabetic Index and this when locating and assigning a code. - The Tabular Index Which is sequenced first if the same condition is described as both acute and chronic? - Acute What is one of the two conditions where codes can be assigned based on medical record documentation from ancillary staff e.g. nurses? - BMI or Pressure Ulcer Stages