IHMO FINAL REVIEW | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025/2026 UPDATE | RATED 100% CORRECT
A working knowledge of ______ ______ and a course in anatomy and
physiology are essential to becoming a topnotch coder of diagnoses. Answer -
medical terminology
The two types of physician's fee profiles are called _____ and _____ ______
______. Answer - prevailing, individual customary profile
A principal diagnosis is only applicable to the ________ place of service.
Answer - inpatient
ICD-10-CM classifies ______ and _______ information for statistical purposes.
Answer - morbidity, mortality
During the transition to ICD-10-CM, the _____ ___ ______ will determine if a
claim should be reported using an ICD-9-CM code or an ICD-10-CM. Answer -
date of service
The common translation tool developed by the US government to translate
ICD-9-CM codes to ICD-10-CM codes is referred to as the _____ _____ ______.
Answer - general equivalence mappings (GEMs)
Annual updates to the ICD-10-CM coding system are published in the _____
_____, by the US Government Printing Office. Answer - Federal register
, Volume 2, the Alphabetic Index to Diseases and Injuries, is placed _____ in
most coding manuals. Answer - first
A term used as the name of disease, structure, operation, or procedure, usually
derived from the name of place or person who discovered or described it first,
is called an _________. Answer - eponym
ICD-10-Cm codes have from ___ to ___ characters. Answer - 3, 7
Symbols, punctuation marks, indentations, and other similar rules for
determining the appropriate diagnosis code are referred to as _________.
Answer - conventions
Diagnostic codes on an insurance claim explain the ______ _____ ______.
Answer - reason for services
In location a diagnosis, look up the main term, which is the _____ and _____.
Answer - disease, injury
The diagnosis listed first in the submitting insurance claims for patients seen in
a physician's office is the _________ __________. Answer - primary diagnosis
Diagnoses that relate to a patient's previous medical problem and that have no
bearing on the patient's condition should be _______ when coding. Answer -
excluded
Diagnosis obtained following review of studies for the condition that prompted
inpatient hospitalization is the __________ diagnosis. Answer - principal
2025/2026 UPDATE | RATED 100% CORRECT
A working knowledge of ______ ______ and a course in anatomy and
physiology are essential to becoming a topnotch coder of diagnoses. Answer -
medical terminology
The two types of physician's fee profiles are called _____ and _____ ______
______. Answer - prevailing, individual customary profile
A principal diagnosis is only applicable to the ________ place of service.
Answer - inpatient
ICD-10-CM classifies ______ and _______ information for statistical purposes.
Answer - morbidity, mortality
During the transition to ICD-10-CM, the _____ ___ ______ will determine if a
claim should be reported using an ICD-9-CM code or an ICD-10-CM. Answer -
date of service
The common translation tool developed by the US government to translate
ICD-9-CM codes to ICD-10-CM codes is referred to as the _____ _____ ______.
Answer - general equivalence mappings (GEMs)
Annual updates to the ICD-10-CM coding system are published in the _____
_____, by the US Government Printing Office. Answer - Federal register
, Volume 2, the Alphabetic Index to Diseases and Injuries, is placed _____ in
most coding manuals. Answer - first
A term used as the name of disease, structure, operation, or procedure, usually
derived from the name of place or person who discovered or described it first,
is called an _________. Answer - eponym
ICD-10-Cm codes have from ___ to ___ characters. Answer - 3, 7
Symbols, punctuation marks, indentations, and other similar rules for
determining the appropriate diagnosis code are referred to as _________.
Answer - conventions
Diagnostic codes on an insurance claim explain the ______ _____ ______.
Answer - reason for services
In location a diagnosis, look up the main term, which is the _____ and _____.
Answer - disease, injury
The diagnosis listed first in the submitting insurance claims for patients seen in
a physician's office is the _________ __________. Answer - primary diagnosis
Diagnoses that relate to a patient's previous medical problem and that have no
bearing on the patient's condition should be _______ when coding. Answer -
excluded
Diagnosis obtained following review of studies for the condition that prompted
inpatient hospitalization is the __________ diagnosis. Answer - principal
