Exam 6: ICD-10-CM Medical Coding

In ICD-10, a three-character code should only be used: A)if the physician wants to be brief in documentation. B)if it is not further subdivided. C)for simple or minor diagnoses or conditions. D)when a symbol appears next to it.

General Equivalence Mappings are files published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to be used as: A)reference mappings. B)direct one-to-one mappings. C)expanded crosswalks. D)translation tables.

Explain what a dash means when it appears at the end of an ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry.

In the ICD-10 alphabetic index, which symbol at the end of an entry will indicate that additional characters are required? A)Circle B)Dash C)Triangle D)Backslash

Areas in ICD-10 in which major modifications were made for greater specificity are: A)pregnancy-related codes. B)diabetes mellitus codes. C)injury codes. D)all of the above.

One of the main goals of the transition to ICD-10 is to: A)improve physicians' diagnostic skills. B)bring the United States into step with coding systems used worldwide. C)create an additional administrative burden on providers and facilities. D)force providers to implement more accurate reporting procedures.

A new feature in ICD-10 is that the character "x" is used as a 5th character placeholder in certain 6-character codes.

The first character in an ICD-10 code: A)is always alpha. B)is always numeric. C)is always 0. D)can be alpha or numeric

General Equivalence Mappings files are available: A)only to association members. B)to be purchased for a fee. C)to institutions but not to individual providers. D)on a public domain basis.

Which character(s) in an ICD-10 code may be alpha or numeric? A)1 B)1 through 3 C)7 D)4 through 7

Name the four major attributes that were part of the goals for the ICD-10-PCS procedural coding system.

The ICD-10-PCS coding system includes a unique code for each variation of a procedure that can be performed.

A conversion tool that takes into consideration the complexity of the code sets and demonstrates hierarchical relationships is: A)translating. B)mapping. C)transcribing. D)editing.

What was the original date established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the implementation of ICD-10-CM in the United States? A)October 1, 2013 B)January 1, 2014 C)October 1, 2014 D)July 1, 2015

ICD-10 contains how many more categories than ICD-9? A)Twice as many B)3 times as many C)5 times as many D)Nearly 10 times as many

A simplified type of conversion tool that provides a one-to-one match of codes is a(n): A)crosswalk. B)translation. C)map. D)editor.

The Coordination and Maintenance Committee imposed a partial freeze on changes in ICD-10 codes but not on ICD-9 codes.

In assigning ICD-10 codes, there is no longer a need to use an alphabetic index to locate a term.

In ICD-10, the notation "Excludes 1" means that the code excluded: A)may be reported with the listed code as a second condition. B)should never be used with the listed code. C)is rarely used with the listed code. D)is always used with the listed code.

The implementation of ICD-10-CM in the United States is expected to improve the accuracy of diagnosis coding and provide additional information that will be useful in medical research and healthcare quality measurement.