ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
Granular - Answers detailed
laterality - Answers conditions that relate to "paired" body parts; directed to one side
CM - Answers clinical modification
ICD-9-CM - Answers contains both diagnoses and procedure codes
1979 - Answers ICD-9-CM was introduced in the United States
3M Health Information Systems - Answers contracted with CMS to develop ICD-10-PCS
70,000 - Answers ICD-10-PCS contains over ____ codes
ASCX12N Version 4010 - Answers electronic transaction standard used prior to ICD-10-CM/PCS
American Health Information Management Association - Answers AHIMA
Final Rule - Answers a legally required notice of final regulations, which is published in the
Federal Register
It is important that coders do which of the following in order to transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS -
Answers learn the new code sets
learn any associated new and/or updated software
update their professional certifications as needed
learn the new coding guidelines
Which of the following distinguishes the difference in coding immunizations in ICD-9-CM and
ICD-10-CM - Answers *ICD-10-CM has an instructional note to use a procedure code to identify
the type of immunization provided
*ICD-9-CM has approximately 36 separate codes for encounters for immunizations; ICD-10-CM
has one
*ICD-9-CM immunizations are coded using V codes
GEMs can be found as public domain electronic files on the - Answers CMS website
Which of the following is NOT true about using GEMs to assign codes for patient encounters -
Answers Forward mapping is taking ICD-10-CM codes and mapping them to the corresponding
ICD-9-CM codes
The terms granular means - Answers detailed