ICD-10-CM Exam 1| 100 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

What is the complete description of ICD-10-CM and what is the significance of "CM"? Correct Answer: International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS) modified ICD-10 to meed the needs of American Hospitals What is the difference between ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS? Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM is diagnosisi only, ICD-10-PCS contains procedures Who is responsible for ongoing changes to the ICD-10-CM classification system? Correct Answer: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) What is the importance of the ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines? Correct Answer: The guidelines are a set of coding rules that accompany and complement the official conventions and instructions provided within the ICD-10-Cm code set. Who are the four cooperating parties? Correct Answer: AHA - American Hospital Association AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services NHS - National Center for Health Statistics Which organization developed the ICD-10-PCS Classification system? Who requested this system? Correct Answer: 3M Health Information Systems developed the system CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requested it What are the two purposes of a placeholder character? Correct Answer: Provides for future expansion without disturbing the overall code structure When a code has less than six characters and a seventh character is required, the X is assigned for all characters less that six in order to meet the requirement of coding to the highest level of specificity What does a dash at the end of code mean? Correct Answer: Additional characters are necessary to complete the code ICD-10-CM codes consist of three to seven characters Correct Answer: True In ICD-10-CM, all the letters of the alphabet are used as first characters except: Correct Answer: U The 5th and 6th characters were a