CCS Exam Prep /208 Questions
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Quiz :These ________________ are incorporated within the
Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as
instructional notes - √Answer :conventions
Quiz :The conventions and instructions of the classification
take precedence over ______________________ -
√Answer :guidelines
Quiz :The ______________ ___________________ is an
alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code. -
√Answer :Alphabetic Index
Quiz :The ________ ______________ is a structured list of
codes divided into chapters based on body system or
condition. - √Answer :Tabular Index
Quiz :The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? -
√Answer :- Index of Diseases and Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Quiz :The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories,
______________, and codes. - √Answer :categories,
subcategories, and codes
Quiz :Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in
the ICD-10-CM Tabular List may be either a ____________ or
a _____________. - √Answer :letter or number
Quiz :A _____________ character category that has no further
subdivision is equivalent to a code. - √Answer :three
,Quiz :Subcategories are either _____________ or
_______________ categories - √Answer :4 or 5
Quiz :Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. -
√Answer :characters
Quiz :Each level of subdivision after a category is a
___________________. - √Answer :subcategory
Quiz :The final level of subdivision is a __________________.
- √Answer :code
Quiz :Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still
referred to as codes, not ___________________. -
√Answer :subcategories
Quiz :A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered
___________without the 7th character. - √Answer :invalid
Quiz :The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________
format for ease in reference. - √Answer :indented
Quiz :ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character
_____________. - √Answer :"X"
Quiz :The placeholder ___________________ is used as a
placeholder for future __________________. - √Answer :"X"
expansion
Quiz :For reporting purposes only ____________________ are
permissible, not categories or subcategories, and any
applicable 7th character is required. - √Answer :codes
Quiz :When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order
for the code to be considered a ______________________
code. - √Answer :valid
Quiz :When a specific code is not available for a condition, the
Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the ______________
_______________ code in the Tabular List. - √Answer :other
specified
Quiz :NOS - √Answer :Not otherwise specified
Quiz :NOS is the equivalent of ______________________. -
√Answer :Unspecified
Quiz :NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the
Alphabetic Index and the ______________
__________________. - √Answer :Tabular List
Quiz :________________ are used in the Tabular List to
enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory
phrases. - √Answer :brackets
Quiz :____________________ are used in the Alphabetic
Index to indicate manifestation codes. - √Answer :brackets
Quiz :_____________________ are used in both the
Alphabetic Index and the Tabular List to enclose
supplementary words that may be present or absent in the
statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the code
number to which it is assigned. - √Answer :Parenthesis
Quiz :The terms within the parenthesis are referred to as
___________________ _______________________. -
√Answer :nonessential modifiers
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