Deck 2: Introduction to ICD-10-CM

Question 1

An ICD-10-CM diagnosis code can have up to how many characters?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In the diagnosis "right fractured tibia," what is the main term a coder should look up in the Alphabetic Index?

A) Broken
B) Fracture
C) Right
D) Tibia

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Table of Drugs and Chemicals is found in which part of the ICD-10-CM manual?

A) Volume I
B) Volume II
C) Volume III
D) Volumes I and II

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Index to External Causes is found in which part of the ICD-10-CM manual?

A) Volume I
B) Volume II
C) Volume III
D) Volumes I and II

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of an eponym?

A) Epstein-Barr Syndrome
B) Lou Gehrig's Disease
C) HIV
D) Parkinson's Disease

Question 6

A code category can begin with all of the following letters except:

A) I.
B) O.
C) U.
D) Z.

Question 7

An eponym is a:

A) disease of the epiglottis.
B) disease of the epithelial tissue.
C) disease named after a person.
D) disease that is congenital.

Question 8

Another term for abstracting is:

A) assigning.
B) identifying.
C) relating.
D) specifying.

Question 9

Which of the following external cause codes is used to report the status of a patient who was injured while participating in a volunteer activity?

A) Y99.1
B) Y99.2
C) Y99.3
D) Y99.4

Question 10

____________ are used for patients who come to the doctor for an annual checkup.

A) External cause codes
B) Diagnosis codes
C) Preventive medicine codes
D) Z codes

Question 11

In the Tabular List of ICD-10-CM, all diagnosis codes are listed in:

A) alphabetic order then numeric order only.
B) numeric order then alphabetic order only.
C) either alphabetic or numeric order.
D) neither alphabetic nor numeric order.

Question 12

An external cause code is used when a patient has:

A) an adverse effect.
B) an injury.
C) been poisoned.
D) All of these

Question 13

A condition that caused or developed from the existence of another condition is called a:

A) co-morbidity.
B) complication.
C) manifestation.
D) sequela.

Question 14

What is the first step in looking up an ICD-10-CM diagnosis code?

A) Look up the main term in the Alphabetic Index.
B) Look up the main term in the Tabular List.
C) Look up the code in the Alphabetic Index.
D) Look up the code in the Tabular List.

Question 15

How many volumes does the ICD-10-CM coding manual contain?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 16

Another name for the first-listed diagnosis is the ____________ diagnosis.

A) admitting
B) final
C) secondary
D) principal

Question 17

The Alphabetic Index lists diagnoses by:

A) anatomical site.
B) condition.
C) level of disease.
D) All of these

Question 18

Ben has tested positive for HIV but is asymptomatic. What code would be assigned to identify his status?

A) B20
B) Z21
C) Z20.6
D) B97.35

Question 19

A cause-and-effect relationship between an original condition, illness, or injury and an additional problem caused by the original condition is known as a(n):

A) adverse effect.
B) injury.
C) late effect.
D) manifestation.

Question 20

Suzie came in contact with a co-worker who was diagnosed with varicella. Suzie has no signs or symptoms of the disease. She visits Dr. Hearn to be on the safe side. What is the correct code for this visit?

A) Z20.810
B) Z20.811
C) Z20.820
D) Z20.828

Question 21

Logan fractured his ankle when he fell off a ladder this morning at work. Logan works at the local paint factory. The x-ray shows a non-displaced bimalleolar fracture of his right lower leg. What code(s) should you report?

A) S82.844A
B) S82.844A, W11.XXXA
C) S82.844A, W11.XXXA, Y92.63, Y99.0
D) S82.844D, W11, Y92.63, Y99.1

Question 22

External cause codes explain:

A) how a patient became injured.
B) where an injury occurred.
C) what the physician did for the patient.
D) how a patient was injured and where an injury occurred.

Question 23

What is the correct external cause code for a patient who fell out of a stationary wheelchair, initial encounter?

A) W05.0XXA
B) W05.1XXA
C) W05.2XXA
D) W07.XXXA

Question 24

Dr. Peterie examines Thomas because he has a family history of colon cancer. You should look this up in the Alphabetic Index under what key terms?

A) Cancer, colon
B) Neoplasm, colon, malignant
C) History, family, malignancy, colon
D) Malignancy, colon, history

Question 25

Katrina is being seen after coming in contact with a friend who has German measles. How is this coded?

A) Z20.4
B) Z20.5
C) Z20.6
D) Z20.7

Question 26

Which of the following codes is used to report a patient who has dysphasia following a nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage?

A) I69.121
B) I69.321
C) I69.821
D) I69.991

Question 27

Alicia is diagnosed with acute myocarditis due to Streptococcus. This is coded with which of the following codes?

A) I40.9
B) I01.2
C) I40.8
D) A54.83

Question 28

External cause codes may never be reported as:

A) a principal or first-listed diagnosis.
B) the only diagnosis code.
C) the principal diagnosis or be the only diagnosis code.
D) None of these

Question 29

Matthew came to see Dr. Lindsay complaining of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting. Matthew is diagnosed with influenza with gastrointestinal manifestations. This will be coded with which of the following codes?

A) J11.1
B) J10.2
C) J11.2
D) J09.X3

Question 30

Geena brings in her one-month-old baby for her well-baby visit. After the completed examination, the doctor tells Geena her baby is doing fine. What is the correct code assigned?

A) Z00.12
B) Z00.121
C) Z00.129
D) Z00.111

Question 31

An infection is an example of a(n):

A) symptom.
B) eponym.
C) procedure.
D) condition.

Question 32

What seventh character is used to identify a condition as a sequela?

A) A
B) C
C) S
D) X

Question 33

Diagnosis codes explain:

A) why the patient came to see the health care provider.
B) what the physician did for the patient.
C) how the patient became ill.
D) where the patient lives.

Question 34

Mark broke his left arm after he fell into an empty swimming pool, initial encounter. What is the correct external cause code that should be assigned?

A) W17.2XXA
B) W17.3XXA
C) W17.2XXD
D) W17.2XXD

Question 35

What is the correct code for a patient being seen for high-risk bisexual behavior?

A) Z72.5
B) Z72.51
C) Z72.52
D) Z72.53

Question 36

What is the correct external cause code for a patient who was bitten by a squirrel, initial encounter?

A) W53.01XA
B) W53.11XA
C) W53.21XA
D) W53.81XA

Question 37

Which of the following external cause codes is used to identify that the place of occurrence of an injury was in the garden of a single-family home?

A) Y92.012
B) Y92.010
C) Y92.011
D) Y92.017

Question 38

What is the correct code for a patient being seen for a pre-employment examination?

A) Z02.0
B) Z02.1
C) Z02.3
D) Z02.71

Question 39

When coding a late effect from a pregnancy-related condition, how long is the postpartum period?

A) Immediately after delivery
B) 2 weeks
C) 4 weeks
D) 6 weeks

Question 40

Roseanne is diagnosed with rat-bite fever. This is coded with which of the following codes?

A) A25.0
B) A25.1
C) A25.9
D) D44.3

Question 41

Cindy is diagnosed with cardiac arrest. Find this in the Alphabetic Index under:

A) arrest, cardiac.
B) cardiac arrest.
C) arrest, heart.
D) heart arrest.

Question 42

Dyshidrotic dermatitis is coded as:

A) L30.1.
B) L58.0.
C) L58.1.
D) L81.7.

Question 43

A two-year-old was poisoned when she accidentally swallowed 8 ibuprofen pills, initial encounter. What code is assigned?

A) T39.311
B) T39.311A
C) T39.312
D) T39.31A

Question 44

Arnold has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Osteosarcoma in the Alphabetic Index directs you to see:

A) neoplasm, bone, benign.
B) neoplasm, bone, Ca in situ.
C) neoplasm, bone, unspecified.
D) neoplasm, bone, malignant.

Question 45

Bobby comes to get his back-to-school vaccines. What is the diagnosis code for this portion of the encounter?

A) Z23
B) Z23.0
C) Z76.2
D) Z13.89

Question 46

George's broken foot did not heal properly. Today's encounter is coded as a(n):

A) current condition.
B) injury.
C) late effect.
D) adverse reaction.

Question 47

Karyn is pregnant with her first baby and comes for her 12-week checkup. What is the correct code for this encounter?

A) Z34.00
B) Z34.01
C) Z34.02
D) Z34.03

Question 48

Adam was diagnosed with acute otitis media. Find this in the Alphabetic Index under:

A) acute, media, otitis.
B) media, acute, otitis.
C) otitis, acute, media.
D) otitis, media, acute.

Question 49

Jennifer has a fever and a neck ache. Dr. Perlman diagnoses Jennifer with meningitis. You will code:

A) fever.
B) meningitis.
C) fever and meningitis.
D) neck ache.

Question 50

A dislocation is a(n):

A) injury.
B) condition.
C) poisoning.
D) adverse reaction.