icd10 general coding test

1.

1 point

“Excludes 2” note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the conditions
represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

True

False

2.

1 point

A dash proceeded by a decimal (.-) indicates an incomplete code.

True

False

3.

1 point

This letter of the alphabet has been reserved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the provisional assignment of new diseases of uncertain etiology?

E

U

Z

X

4.

1 point

ICD-10-CM provides an added seventh character extension to specify the episode of care.

True

False

5.

1 point

There is no way to report diabetes described as uncontrolled in ICD-10-CM.

True

False

6.

1 point

The dummy placeholder “x” is used as a fifth character placeholder with certain six character
codes to allow for future code expansion.

True

False

7.

1 point

All of the following are structural differences between ICD‐9‐CM and ICD‐10‐CM, except:

Addition of a sixth character in some chapters

Addition of placeholder

Diseases and conditions of the eyes and ears are classified in the same chapter as diseases of the nervous system

Postoperative complications have been moved to procedure‐specific body system chapters

8.

1 point

Morphology codes are listed in the Alphabetic Index with the descriptors and standard ICD-10-
CM codes.

True

False

9.

1 point

Most codes in the Obstetrics chapter for conditions occurring during pregnancy have
fourth, fifth or sixth characters that identify the trimester

True

False

10.

1 point

Laterality is NOT an additional guideline in ICD-10-CM

True

False

11.

1 point

Fractures not documented as displaced or nondisplaced are coded to displaced.

True

False

12.

1 point

When categories contain an additional seventh character extension but contain fewer than seven
characters, dummy placeholder __ must be used to fill in the empty characters?

/

x

#

?

13.

1 point

A sequela of an injury is reported with the code that describes the sequela followed by
the code for the injury with 7th character ‘S’.

True

False

14.

1 point

Which of the following statements is NOT true about ICD-10

The first character is alpha

Consists of three to seven characters

Second, third, fourth, and fifth digits are numeric

Alpha characters are not case sensitive

15.

1 point

What encloses supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease
without affecting the code number to which it is assigned?

Brackets

Colon

Parentheses

Dash

16.

1 point

In Obstetrics, the 7th character identifies the number of fetuses.

True

False

17.

1 point

If bilateral is not available assign code for Right and Left.

True

False

18.

1 point

In ICD-10-CM, the “other specified” and “unspecified” each have their own code.

True

False

19.

1 point

ICD-10-CM incorporates greater specificity and clinical detail to provide information for clinical
decision making and outcome research.

True

False

20.

1 point

Which of the following is used when the documentation of the condition identified by the provider
is insufficient to assign a more specific code?

Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)

Excludes 2

Not Elsewhere Classified (NEC)

Dummy placeholder “x”

21.

1 point

Which of the following is a convention found in the Alphabetic Index of ICD-10-CM?

The colon

The abbreviation NEC

Use additional code notation

Code first notation

22.

1 point

Borderline diagnoses are treated the same way as uncertain diagnoses and are not
reported in the outpatient setting

True

False

23.

1 point

. The ICD‐10‐CM code to report a disease of the genitourinary system begins with
what letter?

P

G

E

N

24.

1 point

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the organization and structure of ICD-10-CM?

ICD-10-CM includes full code titles for all codes.

ICD-10-CM codes are alphanumeric and be up to seven characters in length.

ICD-10-CM consists of 17 chapters.

There are combination codes for conditions and common symptoms of manifestations

25.

1 point

The seventh character extension is always a letter.

True

False