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These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and
Tabular List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - correct answer ✔✔conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over
______________________ - correct answer ✔✔guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and
their corresponding code. - correct answer ✔✔Alphabetic Index
The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters
based on body system or condition. - correct answer ✔✔Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - correct answer ✔✔- Index of
Diseases and Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________, and codes. -
correct answer ✔✔categories, subcategories, and codes
,Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List
may be either a ____________ or a _____________. - correct answer ✔✔letter or
number
A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent
to a code. - correct answer ✔✔three
Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - correct
answer ✔✔4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - correct answer
✔✔characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - correct
answer ✔✔subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - correct answer ✔✔code
Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not
___________________. - correct answer ✔✔subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without
the 7th character. - correct answer ✔✔invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in
reference. - correct answer ✔✔indented
, ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - correct answer
✔✔"X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future
__________________. - correct answer ✔✔"X" expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible, not
categories or subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is required. - correct
answer ✔✔codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to be
considered a ______________________ code. - correct answer ✔✔valid
NEC - correct answer ✔✔Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - correct answer ✔✔Other specified
When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs
the coder to the ______________ _______________ code in the Tabular List. -
correct answer ✔✔other specified
NOS - correct answer ✔✔Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - correct answer
✔✔Unspecified
answers graded A+ already passed
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and
Tabular List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - correct answer ✔✔conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over
______________________ - correct answer ✔✔guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and
their corresponding code. - correct answer ✔✔Alphabetic Index
The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters
based on body system or condition. - correct answer ✔✔Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - correct answer ✔✔- Index of
Diseases and Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________, and codes. -
correct answer ✔✔categories, subcategories, and codes
,Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List
may be either a ____________ or a _____________. - correct answer ✔✔letter or
number
A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent
to a code. - correct answer ✔✔three
Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - correct
answer ✔✔4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - correct answer
✔✔characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - correct
answer ✔✔subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - correct answer ✔✔code
Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not
___________________. - correct answer ✔✔subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without
the 7th character. - correct answer ✔✔invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in
reference. - correct answer ✔✔indented
, ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - correct answer
✔✔"X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future
__________________. - correct answer ✔✔"X" expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible, not
categories or subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is required. - correct
answer ✔✔codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to be
considered a ______________________ code. - correct answer ✔✔valid
NEC - correct answer ✔✔Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - correct answer ✔✔Other specified
When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs
the coder to the ______________ _______________ code in the Tabular List. -
correct answer ✔✔other specified
NOS - correct answer ✔✔Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - correct answer
✔✔Unspecified
