CMY3702 EXAM PACK SCRIPT 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence
over ______________________. Answer: guidelines
⩥ The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list
of terms and their corresponding code.. Answer: Alphabetic Index
⩥ The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided
into chapters based on body system or condition.. Answer: Tabular Index
⩥ The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts?. Answer: - Index of
Diseases and Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
⩥ The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________,
and codes.. Answer: categories, subcategories, and codes
,⩥ Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM
Tabular List may be either a ____________ or a _____________..
Answer: letter or number
⩥ A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision
is equivalent to a code.. Answer: three
⩥ Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________
categories. Answer: 4 or 5
⩥ Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________.. Answer:
characters
⩥ Each level of subdivision after a category is a
___________________.. Answer: subcategory
⩥ The final level of subdivision is a __________________.. Answer:
code
⩥ Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes,
not ___________________.. Answer: subcategories
⩥ A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered
___________without the 7th character.. Answer: invalid
,⩥ The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for
ease in reference.. Answer: indented
⩥ ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________..
Answer: "X"
⩥ The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for
future __________________.. Answer: "X" expansion
⩥ For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible,
not categories or subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is
required.. Answer: codes
⩥ When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to
be considered a ______________________ code.. Answer: valid
⩥ NEC. Answer: Not Elsewhere Classified
⩥ NEC represents ____________________. Answer: Other specified
⩥ When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic
Index directs the coder to the ______________ _______________ code
in the Tabular List.. Answer: other specified
, ⩥ NOS. Answer: Not otherwise specified
⩥ NOS is the equivalent of ______________________.. Answer:
Unspecified
⩥ NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the Alphabetic Index and
the ______________ __________________.. Answer: Tabular List
⩥ ________________ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms,
alternative wording, or explanatory phrases.. Answer: brackets
⩥ ____________________ are used in the Alphabetic Index to indicate
manifestation codes.. Answer: brackets
⩥ _____________________ are used in both the Alphabetic Index and
the Tabular List to enclose supplementary words that may be present or
absent in the statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the
code number to which it is assigned.. Answer: Parenthesis
⩥ The terms within the parenthesis are referred to as
___________________ _______________________.. Answer:
nonessential modifiers
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence
over ______________________. Answer: guidelines
⩥ The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list
of terms and their corresponding code.. Answer: Alphabetic Index
⩥ The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided
into chapters based on body system or condition.. Answer: Tabular Index
⩥ The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts?. Answer: - Index of
Diseases and Injury
- Index of External Causes of Injury
- Table of Neoplasms
- Table of Drugs and Chemicals
⩥ The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________,
and codes.. Answer: categories, subcategories, and codes
,⩥ Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM
Tabular List may be either a ____________ or a _____________..
Answer: letter or number
⩥ A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision
is equivalent to a code.. Answer: three
⩥ Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________
categories. Answer: 4 or 5
⩥ Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________.. Answer:
characters
⩥ Each level of subdivision after a category is a
___________________.. Answer: subcategory
⩥ The final level of subdivision is a __________________.. Answer:
code
⩥ Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes,
not ___________________.. Answer: subcategories
⩥ A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered
___________without the 7th character.. Answer: invalid
,⩥ The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for
ease in reference.. Answer: indented
⩥ ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________..
Answer: "X"
⩥ The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for
future __________________.. Answer: "X" expansion
⩥ For reporting purposes only ____________________ are permissible,
not categories or subcategories, and any applicable 7th character is
required.. Answer: codes
⩥ When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order for the code to
be considered a ______________________ code.. Answer: valid
⩥ NEC. Answer: Not Elsewhere Classified
⩥ NEC represents ____________________. Answer: Other specified
⩥ When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic
Index directs the coder to the ______________ _______________ code
in the Tabular List.. Answer: other specified
, ⩥ NOS. Answer: Not otherwise specified
⩥ NOS is the equivalent of ______________________.. Answer:
Unspecified
⩥ NOS and NEC mean the same thing in both the Alphabetic Index and
the ______________ __________________.. Answer: Tabular List
⩥ ________________ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms,
alternative wording, or explanatory phrases.. Answer: brackets
⩥ ____________________ are used in the Alphabetic Index to indicate
manifestation codes.. Answer: brackets
⩥ _____________________ are used in both the Alphabetic Index and
the Tabular List to enclose supplementary words that may be present or
absent in the statement of a disease or procedure without affecting the
code number to which it is assigned.. Answer: Parenthesis
⩥ The terms within the parenthesis are referred to as
___________________ _______________________.. Answer:
nonessential modifiers
