CCS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
These ________________ are incorporated within the
Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as
instructional notes ANS >>> conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take
precedence over ______________________ ANS >>>
guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an
alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code.
ANS >>> Alphabetic Index
,The ________ ______________ is a structured list of
codes divided into chapters based on body system or
condition. ANS >>> Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? ANS >>> -
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. ANS >>> categories,
subcategories, and codes
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the
ICD-10-CM Tabular List may be either a ____________ or
a _____________. ANS >>> letter or number
A _____________ character category that has no further
subdivision is equivalent to a code. ANS >>> three
,Subcategories are either _____________ or
_______________ categories ANS >>> 4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. ANS
>>> characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a
___________________. ANS >>> subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________.
ANS >>> code
Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still
referred to as codes, not ___________________. ANS >>>
subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered
___________without the 7th character. ANS >>> invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________
format for ease in reference. ANS >>> indented
, ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character
_____________. ANS >>> “X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a
placeholder for future __________________. ANS >>> “X"
expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are
permissible, not categories or subcategories, and any
applicable 7th character is required. ANS >>> codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order
for the code to be considered a
______________________ code. ANS >>> valid
NEC ANS >>> Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ ANS >>> Other
specified
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
These ________________ are incorporated within the
Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as
instructional notes ANS >>> conventions
The conventions and instructions of the classification take
precedence over ______________________ ANS >>>
guidelines
The ______________ ___________________ is an
alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code.
ANS >>> Alphabetic Index
,The ________ ______________ is a structured list of
codes divided into chapters based on body system or
condition. ANS >>> Tabular Index
The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? ANS >>> -
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. ANS >>> categories,
subcategories, and codes
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the
ICD-10-CM Tabular List may be either a ____________ or
a _____________. ANS >>> letter or number
A _____________ character category that has no further
subdivision is equivalent to a code. ANS >>> three
,Subcategories are either _____________ or
_______________ categories ANS >>> 4 or 5
Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. ANS
>>> characters
Each level of subdivision after a category is a
___________________. ANS >>> subcategory
The final level of subdivision is a __________________.
ANS >>> code
Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still
referred to as codes, not ___________________. ANS >>>
subcategories
A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered
___________without the 7th character. ANS >>> invalid
The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________
format for ease in reference. ANS >>> indented
, ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character
_____________. ANS >>> “X"
The placeholder ___________________ is used as a
placeholder for future __________________. ANS >>> “X"
expansion
For reporting purposes only ____________________ are
permissible, not categories or subcategories, and any
applicable 7th character is required. ANS >>> codes
When a placeholder exists, the X must be used in order
for the code to be considered a
______________________ code. ANS >>> valid
NEC ANS >>> Not Elsewhere Classified
NEC represents ____________________ ANS >>> Other
specified
