D521: INTRO TO MEDICAL CODING EXAM WITH
VERIFIED SOUTIONS
1.ICD-10-PCS Hcodes Hmust Halways Hhave____characters: H7
2.ICD-10-CM Hcodes Hhave Hbetween H and H characters: H3, H7
3.List Hthe Hdifferences Hbetween HICD-9-CM Hand HICD-10-CM: HNumber Hof
HCodes: HICD-9 Hhas H14,000 Hdiagnosis
ICD-10 Hhas H68,000 Hdiagnosis
Code HStructure:
ICD-9: Hnumeric Hw/ H3-5 Hcharacters
ICD-10: Halphanumeric Hw/ H3-7 Hcharacters
Detail Hand HSpecificity:
ICD-10-CM H= HGreater Hdetail Hand Hspecificity
Updated HMedical HTerm:
ICD-10-CM Hreflect Hmost Hcurrent HMedTerm
Injury H Coding:
ICD-10-CM Hsignificantly Hdifferent Happroach Hto Hcoding Hinjuries
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,Inclusion Hof HCombination HCodes:
ICD-10-CM Hcombine Hdiagnosis Hand Hsymptom Hor Hcomplication Hin Hsingl
Hcode
Placeholders:
ICD-10-CM Huses H"x" Has Hplaceholder Hwhich Hmeans Hit Hcan Hbe Hexpande
Hon
Seventh HCharacter:
ICD-10-CM Hrequires Hseventh Hcharacters.
Expansion Hof HCertain HChapters:
ICD-10-CM Hhas Hexpanded Hon HOB Hand HMental HHealth
Disease HClassification:
ICD-10-CM Hreorganized Hand Hregrouped Hcertain Hdiseases Hto Halign Hw/
Hcurrent Hmed Hknowledge.
4.List Hthe Hdifferences Hbetween HICD-9 Hprocedure Hcodes Hand HICD H 10-PCS:
H1.
Number Hof HCodes:
ICD-9 Hprocedure Hcodes Hcomprise Happroximately H4,000 Hcodes, Hwherea
ICD-10-PCS Hhas Hover H77,000 Hcodes, Hallowing Hfor Hmore Hspecific Hand
Hdetailed Hproce- Hdural Hdocumentation.
2 H/
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, D521: HIntro Hto HMedical
H Coding
2.Code HStructure:
ICD-9 Hprocedure Hcodes Hare Hnumeric Hand Hconsist Hof H3 Hto H4 Hdigits.
ICD-10-PCS Hcodes Hare Halphanumeric Hand Halways Hconsist Hof H7
Hcharacters, Heach Hrepresenting Ha Hspecific Haspect Hof Hthe Hprocedure.
3.Level Hof HDetail:
ICD-10-PCS Hprovides Ha Hmuch Hhigher Hlevel Hof Hdetail, Hwith Hcodes Hthat
Hdescribe Hspecific Htechniques, Happroaches, Hand Hthe Huse Hof Hmedical
Hdevices Hand Hmaterials, Hsignificantly Himproving Hthe Hspecificity Hof Hthe
Hcoding.
4.Approach HSpecification: HICD-10-PCS Hcodes Hspecify Hthe Happroach
Hused H(e.g., Hopen, Hpercutaneous, Hendoscopic), Hwhich Hwas Hmuch
Hless Hspecific Hin HICD-9.
5.Root HOperation HFocus:
ICD-10-PCS His Hbuilt Haround Hthe Hconcept Hof Ha H"root Hoperation," Hwhich
Hidentifies Hthe Hobjective Hof Hthe Hprocedure H(e.g., Hexcision, Hresection,
Hdrainage), Hand Hthis Hconcept Hdid Hnot Hexist Hin HICD-9.
6.Standardization Hand HConsistency:
ICD-10-PCS His Hhighly Hstructured Hand Hstandardized, Hwhich Hhelps Hin
Hensuring Hconsis- Htency Hin Hcoding Hacross Hdifferent Hhealthcare
Hsettings.
7.No HUse Hof HUnspecified HCodes:
ICD-10-PCS Hdoes Hnot Huse H"unspecified" Hcodes, Hwhich Hoften Hwere
Hused Hin HICD-9 Hwhen Hdetail Hwas Hlacking.
ICD-10-PCS Hrequires Hcoders Hto Hspecify Hdetails Hof Hthe Hprocedure.
8.Updated Hand HExpanded HContent:
ICD-10-PCS Hreflects Hmodern Hmedicine Hmore Haccurately Hthan HICD-9,
Hincluding Hup- Hdated Hterms Hand Hprocedures Hthat Halign Hwith Hcurrent
Htechnology Hand Hclinical Hpractice.
9.Separate HAxes Hfor HBody HPart, HDevice, Hand HSubstance: HICD-10-PCS
Huses Hdifferent Hcharacters Hin Hthe Hcode Hto Hindependently Hspecify
Hbody Hpart, Hthe Hdevice Hused, Hand Hany Hsubstance Hused, Hwhich Hallows
3 H/
H25
VERIFIED SOUTIONS
1.ICD-10-PCS Hcodes Hmust Halways Hhave____characters: H7
2.ICD-10-CM Hcodes Hhave Hbetween H and H characters: H3, H7
3.List Hthe Hdifferences Hbetween HICD-9-CM Hand HICD-10-CM: HNumber Hof
HCodes: HICD-9 Hhas H14,000 Hdiagnosis
ICD-10 Hhas H68,000 Hdiagnosis
Code HStructure:
ICD-9: Hnumeric Hw/ H3-5 Hcharacters
ICD-10: Halphanumeric Hw/ H3-7 Hcharacters
Detail Hand HSpecificity:
ICD-10-CM H= HGreater Hdetail Hand Hspecificity
Updated HMedical HTerm:
ICD-10-CM Hreflect Hmost Hcurrent HMedTerm
Injury H Coding:
ICD-10-CM Hsignificantly Hdifferent Happroach Hto Hcoding Hinjuries
1 H/
H25
,Inclusion Hof HCombination HCodes:
ICD-10-CM Hcombine Hdiagnosis Hand Hsymptom Hor Hcomplication Hin Hsingl
Hcode
Placeholders:
ICD-10-CM Huses H"x" Has Hplaceholder Hwhich Hmeans Hit Hcan Hbe Hexpande
Hon
Seventh HCharacter:
ICD-10-CM Hrequires Hseventh Hcharacters.
Expansion Hof HCertain HChapters:
ICD-10-CM Hhas Hexpanded Hon HOB Hand HMental HHealth
Disease HClassification:
ICD-10-CM Hreorganized Hand Hregrouped Hcertain Hdiseases Hto Halign Hw/
Hcurrent Hmed Hknowledge.
4.List Hthe Hdifferences Hbetween HICD-9 Hprocedure Hcodes Hand HICD H 10-PCS:
H1.
Number Hof HCodes:
ICD-9 Hprocedure Hcodes Hcomprise Happroximately H4,000 Hcodes, Hwherea
ICD-10-PCS Hhas Hover H77,000 Hcodes, Hallowing Hfor Hmore Hspecific Hand
Hdetailed Hproce- Hdural Hdocumentation.
2 H/
H25
, D521: HIntro Hto HMedical
H Coding
2.Code HStructure:
ICD-9 Hprocedure Hcodes Hare Hnumeric Hand Hconsist Hof H3 Hto H4 Hdigits.
ICD-10-PCS Hcodes Hare Halphanumeric Hand Halways Hconsist Hof H7
Hcharacters, Heach Hrepresenting Ha Hspecific Haspect Hof Hthe Hprocedure.
3.Level Hof HDetail:
ICD-10-PCS Hprovides Ha Hmuch Hhigher Hlevel Hof Hdetail, Hwith Hcodes Hthat
Hdescribe Hspecific Htechniques, Happroaches, Hand Hthe Huse Hof Hmedical
Hdevices Hand Hmaterials, Hsignificantly Himproving Hthe Hspecificity Hof Hthe
Hcoding.
4.Approach HSpecification: HICD-10-PCS Hcodes Hspecify Hthe Happroach
Hused H(e.g., Hopen, Hpercutaneous, Hendoscopic), Hwhich Hwas Hmuch
Hless Hspecific Hin HICD-9.
5.Root HOperation HFocus:
ICD-10-PCS His Hbuilt Haround Hthe Hconcept Hof Ha H"root Hoperation," Hwhich
Hidentifies Hthe Hobjective Hof Hthe Hprocedure H(e.g., Hexcision, Hresection,
Hdrainage), Hand Hthis Hconcept Hdid Hnot Hexist Hin HICD-9.
6.Standardization Hand HConsistency:
ICD-10-PCS His Hhighly Hstructured Hand Hstandardized, Hwhich Hhelps Hin
Hensuring Hconsis- Htency Hin Hcoding Hacross Hdifferent Hhealthcare
Hsettings.
7.No HUse Hof HUnspecified HCodes:
ICD-10-PCS Hdoes Hnot Huse H"unspecified" Hcodes, Hwhich Hoften Hwere
Hused Hin HICD-9 Hwhen Hdetail Hwas Hlacking.
ICD-10-PCS Hrequires Hcoders Hto Hspecify Hdetails Hof Hthe Hprocedure.
8.Updated Hand HExpanded HContent:
ICD-10-PCS Hreflects Hmodern Hmedicine Hmore Haccurately Hthan HICD-9,
Hincluding Hup- Hdated Hterms Hand Hprocedures Hthat Halign Hwith Hcurrent
Htechnology Hand Hclinical Hpractice.
9.Separate HAxes Hfor HBody HPart, HDevice, Hand HSubstance: HICD-10-PCS
Huses Hdifferent Hcharacters Hin Hthe Hcode Hto Hindependently Hspecify
Hbody Hpart, Hthe Hdevice Hused, Hand Hany Hsubstance Hused, Hwhich Hallows
3 H/
H25
