HIMT 1400 Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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HIMT 1400
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HIMT 1400
HIMT 1400 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define ICD-10-CM. - Correct Answer- International Classification of Diseases, Tenth
Revision, Clinical Modifications (diseases and injuries)
What are the steps of coding? - Correct Answer- 1. Locate the main term in the AI.
2. Verify...
HIMT 1400 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Define ICD-10-CM. - Correct Answer- International Classification of Diseases, Tenth
Revision, Clinical Modifications (diseases and injuries)
What are the steps of coding? - Correct Answer- 1. Locate the main term in the AI.
2. Verify the code number in the TL.
3. Assign the verified code or codes.
What do the main terms identify? - Correct Answer- Identify disease conditions or injuries
What do subterms identify? - Correct Answer- indicate site, type, or etiology for conditions or
injuries
What is the purpose of a placeholder? - Correct Answer- - allows for future code expansion
- to meet the requirement of coding to the highest specificity
Which letter is used as the placeholder? - Correct Answer- "x"
True or False?
If a code requires a placeholder, it must be used for the code to be valid. - Correct Answer-
True
True or False?
If a code requires a seventh character but does not have a full six characters, the placeholder
character must be used to fill in the empty characters. - Correct Answer- True
What do all ICD-10-CM codes begin with? - Correct Answer- an alphabetic character
What are considered sections - Correct Answer- a group of three digit categories that
represents a single disease entity or a group of similar or closely related conditions
, What are considered categories? - Correct Answer- Three-character code numbers, e.g.520
- represents a single disease entity or group of similar or closely related conditions
What are considered subcategories? - Correct Answer- four-character code numbers,
e.g.460.1
- provides more specificity
- a 3-digit code cannot be assigned if a category has been subdivided and fourth digits are
available.
What are considered subclassifications? - Correct Answer- Fifth-, sixth-, or seventh-character
code numbers, e.g. L02.211
What are considered sections? - Correct Answer- Groups of three-character codes, e.g. L00-
L08
In what sections is ICD-10-CM divided into? - Correct Answer- Alphabetic Index and
Tabular List
How is the Tabular List divided? - Correct Answer- 21 chapters mostly by body systems; the
rest are according to etiology
What is the Alphabetic Index? - Correct Answer- An alphabetic list of terms and their
corresponding code
What is the Tabular List? - Correct Answer- Chronological list of codes
What does the dash (-) indicate when placed at the end of an index entry? - Correct Answer-
That additional characters are required.
What is the purpose of an inclusion note? - Correct Answer- To further define the context of
the chapter, section, or category.
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