Exam 6: ICD-10-Cm Coding

Which instruction after a main term directs the coder to refer to another term in the ICD-10-CM index to locate the code, and the coder must go to the referenced main term to locate the correct code?

Which indicates the tissue type of a neoplasm and is reported to state cancer registries?

Acute gangrenous appendicitis. Postoperative paralytic ileus. Which ICD-10-CM codes should be assigned?

Hereditary spherocytosis is represented by which ICD-10-CM code?

The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requires all code sets to be valid at the time services are provided. This means that ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS midyear and end-of-year coding updates must be implemented immediately so accurate codes are reported on claims. Midyear updates are implemented on __________, while end-of-year updates are implemented on __________.

Which instruction is located after a main term or subterm in the ICD-10-CM index and directs the coder to another main term (or subterm) that may provide additional useful index entries?

Combination codes that include the substances related to adverse effects, poisonings, toxic effects, and underdosing are reported with __________.

When coders have questions about documented diagnoses or procedures/services, they should use a __________ process to contact the responsible physician to request clarification about documentation and the code(s) to be assigned.

In the sample GEM table below, ICD-10-CM code C92.01 maps to ICD-9-CM code(s) __________,

Which is an alphabetic index of medicinal, chemical, and biological substances that result in poisonings and adverse effects for which ICD-10-CM codes are assigned?

Patient treated for sepsis during subsequent encounter, following induced termination of pregnancy that was performed during a previous admission. Which ICD-10-CM code(s) should be assigned?

Which is a concurrent condition that coexists with the first-listed diagnosis, has the potential to affect treatment of the first-listed diagnosis, and is an active condition for which the patient is treated and/or monitored?

The re-excision of a tumor occurs when the pathology report recommends that the surgeon perform a second excision to widen the margins of the original tumor site. The re-excision is performed to ensure that all tumor cells have been removed and that a clear border (margin) of normal tissue surrounds the excised specimen. To code the reason for the re-excision, __________.

Five-hour-old low birth weight infant, premature at 30 weeks, spontaneous vaginal birth, is transferred to a tertiary care hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. Final diagnoses at the tertiary care hospital include male newborn suspected of having respiratory distress syndrome due to prematurity. Which ICD-10-CM codes are assigned for the tertiary care hospital care?

The ICD-10-CM Table of Neoplasms is indexed according to anatomic site and contains four cellular classifications, organized in columns: malignant, benign, uncertain behavior, and unspecified nature. Which column classifies a malignant tumor that is localized, circumscribed, encapsulated, and noninvasive?

The International Classification of Diseases, published by the World Health Organization, is used to classify __________ data from death certificates.

Which term describes the cause or origin of disease?

Which abbreviation means "unspecified" and identifies codes that are to be assigned when information needed to assign a more specific code cannot be obtained from the provider?

A three-character ICD-10-CM category code that has no further subdivision is a(n) __________ code.

The final level of an ICD-10-CM tabular list subdivision is a(n) __________.