MEDICAL CODING TERMINOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Chapter - Answer-Broad sections of the ICD-10-CM coding manual grouped by
disease or illness.
COB - Answer-Coordination of benefits- if a person is covered by more than one
insurance.
CVA - Answer-Stroke or cardiovascular accident
DX - Answer-Diagnosis
EOB - Answer-Explanation of benefits listed on a statement of insurance.
Instructional notations - Answer-Instructions or guides in classification assignments,
defining category content or the use of subdivision codes.
Italics - Answer-Type codes cannot be assigned as a principle diagnosis, because
they always follow another code.
Late effects - Answer-Is a residual problem remaining after the acute phase of and
illness or injury has terminated.
Eponyms - Answer-Described syndromes named for a person
Etiology - Answer-Refers to an underlying cause or origin of a disease
HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMOs - Answer-Health Maintenance Organizations
in situ - Answer-Carcinoma in situ is defined as the absence of invasion of
surrounding tissues. Tumor cells are undergoing malignant changes but are still
confined to the point of origin without invasion of surrounding normal tissue.
Manifestation - Answer-Describes the signs and symptoms of the disease. In the
alphabetic index the etiology and manifestation codes are listed together.
NEC - Answer-Not elsewhere classifiable
Neoplasms - Answer-A new and abnormal growth of tissue.
NOS - Answer-Not otherwise specified
Symptom - Answer-This is used when a physician has not yet reached a diagnosis.
Found in Chapter 16 of volume 1.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Chapter - Answer-Broad sections of the ICD-10-CM coding manual grouped by
disease or illness.
COB - Answer-Coordination of benefits- if a person is covered by more than one
insurance.
CVA - Answer-Stroke or cardiovascular accident
DX - Answer-Diagnosis
EOB - Answer-Explanation of benefits listed on a statement of insurance.
Instructional notations - Answer-Instructions or guides in classification assignments,
defining category content or the use of subdivision codes.
Italics - Answer-Type codes cannot be assigned as a principle diagnosis, because
they always follow another code.
Late effects - Answer-Is a residual problem remaining after the acute phase of and
illness or injury has terminated.
Eponyms - Answer-Described syndromes named for a person
Etiology - Answer-Refers to an underlying cause or origin of a disease
HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMOs - Answer-Health Maintenance Organizations
in situ - Answer-Carcinoma in situ is defined as the absence of invasion of
surrounding tissues. Tumor cells are undergoing malignant changes but are still
confined to the point of origin without invasion of surrounding normal tissue.
Manifestation - Answer-Describes the signs and symptoms of the disease. In the
alphabetic index the etiology and manifestation codes are listed together.
NEC - Answer-Not elsewhere classifiable
Neoplasms - Answer-A new and abnormal growth of tissue.
NOS - Answer-Not otherwise specified
Symptom - Answer-This is used when a physician has not yet reached a diagnosis.
Found in Chapter 16 of volume 1.
