ICD-10-CM Exam Questions With Correct Answers

What is ICD-10-CM? - Answer ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published by the U.S. for classifying diagnoses and reason for visits in all healthcare settings. What are the 4 organizations that make up the Cooperating Parties for ICD-10-CM? - Answer AHA (American Hospital Association), CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services), AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association), NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics). How is the ICD-10-CM organized/divided? - Answer Alphabetical Index (terms and their codes) and Tabular List (codes divided into chapters based on body system or condition). What are the 4 parts of the Alphabetic Index? - Answer Index of Diseases and Injury, Index of External Causes, Table of Neoplasms, Index of Drugs and Chemicals. What is the difference between Excludes1 and Excludes2? - Answer Excludes1 means do not use the code for the diagnoses listed; Excludeds2 means the diagnoses listed are not included here (in the listed). What is found in the beginning of each chapter? - Answer General notes. Where are Exclusion notes found? - Answer varies How is ICD-10-CM codes divided? - Answer into groups of 3-digit codes ICD-10-CM codes are alphanumeric with the first always a letter. - Answer True Subterms are indented one standard indention in lower case letter under a main term. - Answer True The fifth, sixth, or seventh characters are considered subclassifications. - Answer True A carryover line is indented two standard under the main term or from the preceding line. - Answer True ICD-10-CM codes always have 7 characters. - Answer False Categories are 3-digit codes. - Answer True More specific subterms are indented farther to the right under a subterm. - Answer True Main terms are flushed left and are printed in bold type in the alphabetical index. - Answer True ICD-10-CM codes uses the character "x" as a placeholder. - Answer True What entity publishes the ICD-10-CM codes yearly? - Answer WHO. ICD-10-CM is divided by sections which are groups of 3-character codes. T/F - Answer True ICD-10-CM is published by the World Health Organization and updated yearly. T/F - Answer True A dash at the end of an index entry indicates additional characters are required. T/F - Answer True ICD-10-CM uses all letters of the alphabet, A-Z. T/F - Answer False ICD-10-CM is used to code diagnoses and procedures. T/F - Answer False Words such as "with'' "due to" and "in" express relationship between the main term or subterm indicating an associated condition or etiology. T/F - Answer True ICD-10-CM will be required for all encounters on October 1, 2015. T/F - Answer True ICD-10-CM has 21 chapters. T/F - Answer True ICD-10-CM include codes for laterality. T/F - Answer True