ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which letter is sometimes used as a placeholder character in certain codes to allow for future
expansion - CORRECT ANSWER -X
How many excludes notes are in ICD-10-CM - CORRECT ANSWER -2
The United States compliance date for implementation of ICD-10 was - CORRECT
ANSWER - October 1, 2015
Which of the following statements is true of the
ICD-10-PCS code structure - CORRECT ANSWER - Codes are always seven characters
and have no decimal points
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are open classification systems. They provide several places to
classify each condition and procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - False
ICD-10-CM - CORRECT ANSWER - International Classification of Diseases, Tenth
revision, Clinical Modification; consists of diagnosis codes
ICD-10-PCS - CORRECT ANSWER - International Classification of Diseases, Tenth
revision, Procedure coding system; consists of procedure codes
What is a classification system - CORRECT ANSWER - An arrangement of elements into
groups according to established criteria
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - CORRECT ANSWER - are closed classification systems
,AHA coding clinic was approved by what 4 parties - CORRECT ANSWER - American
Hospital Association, American Health Information Management Association, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Which of the following represents only diagnosis codes - CORRECT ANSWER - ICD-10-
CM
All codes in ICD-10-CM start with a numerical character - CORRECT ANSWER - False
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - CORRECT ANSWER - Provide one and only one place to
classify each condition and procedure
In comparing ICD-9CM to ICD-10-CM, which of the following is NOT true - CORRECT
ANSWER - ICD-9-CM uses a placeholder(x) while ICD-10-CM does not
Which of the following organizations is responsible for the development of ICD-10-PCS -
CORRECT ANSWER - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services in contract with 3M
ICD-10-CM consists of - CORRECT ANSWER - 21 chapters and nearly 70,000 codes
How many sections are in ICD-10-PCS - CORRECT ANSWER - 17 sections with nearly
76,000 codes
PCS uses these numbers and letters - CORRECT ANSWER - Numbers 0-9 and letters A-
H, J-N & P-Z
The United States compliance date for implementation of ICD-10 was: - CORRECT
ANSWER - October 1, 2015
, ICD-10 was developed by the - CORRECT ANSWER - World Health Organization
(WHO)
ICD-10 was developed by WHO in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1993
Which of the following is an example of an ICD-10-CM code - CORRECT ANSWER -
T45.9xxA
All codes in ICD-10-PCS start with an alphabetic character - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
Which of the following letters is not utilized in ICD-10-CM - CORRECT ANSWER -U
ICD-10-PCS codes are used only by hospitals for inpatient coding of procedures - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Which of the following is an example of an ICD-10-PCS code - CORRECT ANSWER -
OFT44ZZ
ICD-9-CM has been used in the U.S. since - CORRECT ANSWER - 1979
Which of the following organizations is responsible for the development of the ICD-10-CM -
CORRECT ANSWER - National Center for Health Statistics
Which of the following would be a category - CORRECT ANSWER - The first 3 digits of
an ICD-10-CM code
How are changes made to ICD-10-PCS - CORRECT ANSWER - Changes are made
through coordination and Maintenance Committee process overseen jointly by CMS and NCHS