CCS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular
List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - Correct Answers -conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over
______________________ - Correct Answers -guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and their
corresponding code. - Correct Answers -Alphabetic Index
The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters
based on body system or condition. - Correct Answers -Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - Correct Answers -- 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 Answers -categories, subcategories, and codes
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List may
be either a ____________ or a _____________. - Correct Answers -letter or number
A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent to a
code. - Correct Answers -three
Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - Correct
Answers -4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - Correct Answers -characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - Correct
Answers -subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - Correct Answers -code
, Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not
___________________. - Correct Answers -subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without the 7th
character. - Correct Answers -invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in reference. -
Correct Answers -indented
ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - Correct Answers -"X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future
__________________. - Correct Answers -"X" expansion
ERCP is a diagnostic procedure designed to examine diseases of the liver, bile ducts
and pancreas. True or False - Correct Answers -True
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is a diagnostic test to
examine: the duodenum, the papilla, the bile ducts, the gallbladder, and the
______________ duct. - Correct Answers -pancreatic
The _________________ is the first portion of the small intestine. - Correct Answers -
duodenum
The papilla of _____________ is a small nipple like structure with openings leading to
the bile ducts and the pancreatic duct. - Correct Answers -Vater
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible, not categories or
subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is required. - Correct Answers -codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to be considered a
______________________ code. - Correct Answers -valid
NEC - Correct Answers -Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - Correct Answers -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
Answers -other specified
NOS - Correct Answers -Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - Correct Answers -Unspecified
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular
List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - Correct Answers -conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over
______________________ - Correct Answers -guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and their
corresponding code. - Correct Answers -Alphabetic Index
The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters
based on body system or condition. - Correct Answers -Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - Correct Answers -- 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 Answers -categories, subcategories, and codes
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List may
be either a ____________ or a _____________. - Correct Answers -letter or number
A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent to a
code. - Correct Answers -three
Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - Correct
Answers -4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - Correct Answers -characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - Correct
Answers -subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - Correct Answers -code
, Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not
___________________. - Correct Answers -subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without the 7th
character. - Correct Answers -invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in reference. -
Correct Answers -indented
ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - Correct Answers -"X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future
__________________. - Correct Answers -"X" expansion
ERCP is a diagnostic procedure designed to examine diseases of the liver, bile ducts
and pancreas. True or False - Correct Answers -True
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is a diagnostic test to
examine: the duodenum, the papilla, the bile ducts, the gallbladder, and the
______________ duct. - Correct Answers -pancreatic
The _________________ is the first portion of the small intestine. - Correct Answers -
duodenum
The papilla of _____________ is a small nipple like structure with openings leading to
the bile ducts and the pancreatic duct. - Correct Answers -Vater
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible, not categories or
subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is required. - Correct Answers -codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to be considered a
______________________ code. - Correct Answers -valid
NEC - Correct Answers -Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ - Correct Answers -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
Answers -other specified
NOS - Correct Answers -Not otherwise specified
NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. - Correct Answers -Unspecified
