Deck 3: Icd-10-Cm Coding Conventions

Question 1

Nonessential modifiers appears in the Alphabetical Index ______.

A) within brackets [ ]
B) within parentheses ( )
C) following a colon :
D) following a comma ,

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The "Excludes" notes give examples of the content of a section of the code book.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The "Use additional code" _____.

A) appears in the Index
B) appears in the Tabular
C) appears in both the Index and Tabular
D) appears in both the Index and Tabular and instructs the coder to assign a second code

Answer 3

B

Question 4

NEC means not elsewhere coded.

Question 5

The "Excludes 1" note _____.

A) means "not coded here"
B) indicates that at times the assignment of more than one code should occur
C) means "not included here"
D) indicates that it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together

Question 6

The "See also:" note refers the coder to another location in the Index when the initial listing does not contain all the necessary information to accurately select a code.

Question 7

The abbreviation NEC is only used in the Index.

Question 8

Brackets enclose all but which one of the following?

A) synonyms
B) alternative working
C) explanatory phrases
D) essential modifiers

Question 9

There are two types of "Excludes" notes in ICD-10-CM.

Question 10

When an "Includes" note appears after the start of a chapter, the note governs the entire chapter.

Question 11

The "Excludes 2" note represents all of the following except that _____.

A) the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time
B) when the note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together when applicable
C) the note represents "not included here"
D) it is a pure excludes note

Question 12

All instructional notes that appear in the Index and Tabular must be read and used as a guide when selecting codes.

Question 13

A Type 1 Excludes note is a pure Excludes note.

Question 14

Colons are used after an incomplete term to identify nonessential modifiers.

Question 15

The note "Includes" _____.

A) lists nonessential modifiers
B) instructs the coder to reference another section of the Tabular
C) indicates that two codes are needed
D) defines and or gives examples of the content of a particular category

Question 16

The point dash signals to the coder that _____.

A) the code does not contain additional characters
B) the code contains a list of options at a level of specificity past the three-character category
C) the code contains a limited number of characters
D) the code is not fully defined, and an X is used for the character value

Question 17

NOS means not otherwise specified.

Question 18

The "code first" note is used _____.

A) in either the Index and Tabular
B) in the Index
C) in the Tabular
D) in both the Index and Tabular; it gives instruction on sequencing

Question 19

In ICD-10-CM a placeholder of ___ is used at certain 6 character codes to allow for future expansion.

A) .-
B) A
C) X
D) Z

Question 20

Parentheses are used in _____.

A) the Index
B) the Tabular
C) both the Index and Tabular
D) the Tabular to identify essential modifiers

Question 21

The ____________________ abbreviation in the Index represents "other specified" when a specific code is not available for a condition and the Index directs the coder to the "other specified" code in the Tabular.

Question 22

The ICD-10-CM Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries contains categories, ____________________, and codes.

Question 23

The abbreviation ____________________ is the equivalent of unspecified.

Question 24

For reporting purposes, only codes are permissible, not categories or subcategories, and any applicable ____________________ character is required.

Question 25

When the term ____________________ is used in a narrative statement, it represents and/or.

Question 26

The word "with" in the Alphabetic Index is sequenced immediately following the main term, not in ____________________ order.

Question 27

The ____________________ for the ICD-10-CM are the general rules for use of the classification independent of the guidelines.

Question 28

Codes titled ____________________ are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code.

Question 29

A structured list of codes divided into chapters based on body system or condition is known as the ____________________ List of Diseases and Injuries.

Question 30

In ICD-10-CM the ____________________Index is an alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code.