Embarking on the study of ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) is a critical step for students in healthcare, medical coding, and billing fields. The ICD-10-CM system is central to healthcare documentation, impacting everything from patient care to billing, including the accuracy and efficiency of physician billing services, which rely on precise coding to ensure proper reimbursement and compliance. The “Foundations of ICD-10-CM” quiz by Quizplus is meticulously crafted to cover all the essential elements of this intricate coding system. It provides a thorough exploration of the structure, conventions, and guidelines of ICD-10-CM. Engaging with this quiz means delving into the complexities of medical diagnoses coding, an essential skill for any professional in the medical billing and coding field.
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The ICD-10-CM manual provides the ___________ for the patient’s service or procedure.
A) Why
B) Where
C) When
D) How
There are currently no guidelines for these chapters:
A) Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism, Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process, and Diseases of the Digestive System
B) Diseases of the Respiratory System, Mental and Behavioral Disorders, and Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism
C) Diseases of the Circulatory System, Mental and Behavioral Disorders, and Diseases of the Nervous System
D) Diseases of the Respiratory System, and Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process
In ICD-10-CM, the note indicating that the condition being coded is located elsewhere in the manual and should never be coded with the code under which it is located is the:
A) Excludes B
B) Excludes 2
C) Excludes 1
D) Excludes A
Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 notes can be found in all of the following locations in the ICD-10-CM manual except:
A) Directly below the code
B) Beginning of the index entry
C) Beginning of a section
D) Beginning of a chapter
A facility coder notes that a provider has documented a salpingo-oophorectomy was performed on a male patient. The coder relied on her knowledge of __________ to determine this is an impossible coding scenario.
A) facility capabilities
B) third-party payer guidelines
C) medical terminology
D) provider’s specialty
An unspecified code would be assigned to a code known as a ___________ code.
A) Not found elsewhere
B) Not elsewhere classified
C) Not otherwise specified
D) Not elsewhere specified
Impending or threatened conditions are:
A) Conditions produced after the initial injury or condition has healed
B) Codes located directly behind the main term and used only when the documentation has no additional detail on the condition or disease
C) Codes that are unspecified or are most often used with a condition
D) Specific diagnostic conditions whose codes are used only when the condition was averted due to medical intervention
In ICD-10-CM, the following notation indicates that separate associated complication or comorbidity is not present:
A) without
B) not including
C) see also
D) not otherwise specified
A coder identifies _______ when he/she determines the answer to the question “What did the patient suffer from?”
A) The default code
B) The extender
C) The sequel
D) The main term
The ability of a coder to accurately and efficiently assign proper diagnosis codes within compliance guidelines relies on his/her knowledge of all of the following except:
A) pathophysiology
B) pharmacology
C) medical terminology
D) basic coding rules and guidelines