ANSWERS(RATED A)
Identify the diagnosis codes for carcinoma in situ of vocal cord - ANSWER D02.0
Identify the diagnosis codes for melanoma of skin of right shoulder - ANSWER C43.61
Which of the following organizations is responsible for updating the procedure classification of ICD-10-
PCS?
a) Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
b) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS
c) National Center for Health Statistics NCHS
d) World Health Organization WHO - ANSWER b) CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Coding accuracy is anticipated to improve due to which ICD-10-CM enhancement? - ANSWER Expanded
codes that capture more detail
"Code, if applicable, on causal condition first," note indicates that this code may be assigned as a first
listed or principal diagnosis when:
a) the causal condition is a symptom code
b) the code for the condition is a symptom code
c) the causal condition is unknown or not applicable
d) the code appears in italicized font - ANSWER c) the causal condition is unknown or not applicable
Which character in an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code provides information regarding encounter of care?:
a) Fourth
b) Fifth
c) Sixth
d) seventh - ANSWER d) Seventh character
, What does the fourth character of an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code capture?
a) Anatomic site
b) Severity
c) Etiology
d) Supplemental Information - ANSWER c) Etiology
ICD-10-CM codes must be a minimum length of how many characters?
a) Three
b) Five
c) Six
d) Seven - ANSWER a) Three
To which of the following do notes appearing under a three character code apply?
a) Only to category codes that are exactly three-characters long
b) to all codes within that category
c) Only to one specific code
d) to all codes within that chapter - ANSWER b) To all codes within that category
Which volume of ICD-10-CM contains the tabular and alphabetic index of procedures?
a) Volume 1
b) Volume 2
c) Volume 3
d) None of the above - ANSWER d) None of the above
An exception to the excludes 1 definition is the circumstance when the two conditions?
a) Are unrelated to each other
b) Are related to each other
c) Will not be assigned as the principal diagnosis