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Download CCS Exam Prep Questions|208 Latest Questions and Answers Updated Solution 2023 and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! CCS Exam Prep Questions|208 Latest Questions and Answers Updated Solution 2023 1. These ________________ are incorporated within the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List of the ICD--CM as instructional notes - answers> conventions 2. The conventions and instructions of the classification take precedence over ______________________ - answers> guidelines 3. The ______________ ___________________ is an alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding code. - answers> Alphabetic Index 4. The ________ ______________ is a structured list of codes divided into chapters based on body system or condition. - answers> Tabular Index 5. The Alphabetic Index consists of what four parts? - answers> - Index of Diseases and Injury - Index of External Causes of Injury - Table of Neoplasms - Table of Drugs and Chemicals 6. The ICD-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, ______________, and codes. - answers> categories, subcategories, and codes 7. Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List may be either a ____________ or a _____________. - answers> letter or number pg. 1 8. A _____________ character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent to a code. - answers> three 9. Subcategories are either _____________ or _______________ categories - answers> 4 or 5 10. Codes may be 3,4,5,6, or 7 _____________________. - answers> characters 11. Each level of subdivision after a category is a ___________________. - answers> subcategory 12. The final level of subdivision is a __________________. - answers> code 13. Codes that have applicable 7th characters are still referred to as codes, not ___________________. - answers> subcategories 14. A code that has an applicable 7th character is considered ___________without the 7th character. - answers> invalid 15. The ICD-10-CM coding system uses an _____________ format for ease in reference. - answers> indented 16. ICD-10-CM utilizes a placeholder character _____________. - answers> "X" 17. The placeholder ___________________ is used as a placeholder for future __________________. - answers> "X" expansion pg. 2 35. Codes titled ____________________ are for use when the information in the medical record is insufficient to assign a more specific code. - answers> unspecified 36. For those categories for which an unspecified code is not provided, the ___________ __________________ code may represent both other and unspecified. - answers> other specified 37. __________________________ notes appear immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category. - answers> Includes 38. _________________ ________________ is a list of terms included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. - answers> Inclusion terms 39. ____________ ____________ may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of 'other specified' codes, the terms are a list of various conditions assigned to that code. - answers> Inclusion terms 40. ICD-10-CM has ______________ types of excludes notes. - answers> two 41. A type ___________ Excludes note is a pure excludes note. - answers> one 42. A type ____________ Excludes note means not coded here. - answers> one 43. An Excludes 1 note indicates that the code excluded should ___________________ be used as the same time as the code above the Excludes 1 note. - answers> never pg. 5 44. An __________________ ________________ is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition. - answers> Excludes 1 45. An exception to the Excludes 1 definition is the circumstance when the two conditions are _____________________ to each other. - answers> unrelated 46. If it is not clear whether the two conditions involving an Excludes 1 note are related or not, ________________________________. - answers> query the physician 47. ____________________ ___________________ note represents "not included here". - answers> Excludes 2 48. An _______________ _____________ note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. - answers> Excludes 2 49. When an _________________ _________________ note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate. - answers> Excludes 2 50. Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding ______________ that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first, if applicable, followed by the manifestation. - answers> convention 51. Wherever such a condition exists, there is a _____________ _____________ __________________ note at the etiology code, and a ____________ _________________ note at the manifestation code. - answers> use additional code at the etiology code and a code first note at the manifestation code pg. 6 52. Instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes __________ followed by __________________. - answers> etiology followed by manifestation 53. In most cases the manifestation codes will have in the code title "________ __________________ __________________ _______________". - answers> in diseases classified elsewhere 54. Codes with the title 'in diseases classified elsewhere' are a component of the ___________________/__________________convention. - answers> etiology/manifestation convention 55. "In diseases classified elsewhere" codes are never permitted to be used as _________ ________________ or _____________ ______________ codes. - answers> first listed or principal diagnosis codes 56. Manifestation codes must be used in conjunction with an _______________ ________________code and they must be listed following the ______________ __________________. - answers> underlying condition 57. The code title "In diseases classified elsewhere" indicates that it is a _____________________ code. - answers> manifestation 58. There are manifestation codes that do not have "in diseases classified elsewhere" in the title. For such codes, there is an "use additional code" note at the etiology code and a "Code first" note at the manifestation code and the _____________ ________________ _________________ apply. - answers> rules for sequencing pg. 7 73. A ____________ ________________ note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing directions. - answers> Code also note 74. A code listed next to a main term in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index is referred to as a ________________ code. - answers> default 75. The __________________ code represents that condition that is most commonly associated with the main term, or is the unspecified code for the condition. - answers> default 76. If a condition is documented in a medical record (for example, appendicitis) without any additional information, such as acute or chronic, the __________________ code should be assigned. - answers> default 77. The assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the provider's diagnostic statement that the condition exists. True or False - answers> True 78. The provider's statement that the patient has a particular condition is sufficient. True or False - answers> True 79. To select a code in the classification that corresponds to a diagnosis or reason for visit documented in a medical record, first locate the term in the __________________ Index. - answers> alphabetic 80. Code assignment is not based on clinical criteria used by the provider to establish the diagnosis. True or False - answers> True pg. 10 81. A coder should read and be guided by instructional notations that appear in both the alphabetic index and the tabular list. True or False - answers> True 82. Once a code has been found in the Alphabetic Index, the code should then be verified in the ________________ List. - answers> tabular 83. The alphabetic index does not always provide the full code. True or False - answers> true 84. Selection of the full code, including laterality and any applicable 7th character can only be done in the Tabular List. True or False - answers> true 85. A _______________ at the end of an alphabetic index entry indicates that additional characters are required. - answers> dash 86. Even if a dash is not included at the Alphabetic Index entry, it is necessary to refer to the Tabular List to verify that no 7th character is required. True or False - answers> true 87. Diagnosis codes are to be used and reported at their highest number of characters available. True or False - answers> true 88. ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are composed of codes with 3,4,5,6, or 7 characters. - answers> true 89. Codes with three characters are included in ICD-10-CM as the heading of a ____________________. - answers> category pg. 11 90. Category of codes may be further subdivided by the use of fourth, fifth, sixth characters which provide greater detail. True or False - answers> true 91. The minimum number of characters needed to make a valid code in ICD-10-CM is ___________. - answers> three 92. A ________________ character code is only to be used if it is not further subdivided. - answers> three 93. A code is ______________ if it has not been coded to the full number of characters required for that code, including the 7th character, if applicable. - answers> invalid 94. Codes or codes from A00.0 through T88.9, Z00.0-Z98.8 must be used to identify ________________, _________________, __________________, __________________, _____________________, or other reasons for the encounter. - answers> diagnoses, symptoms, conditions, problems, complaints 95. Codes that describe symptoms and signs, as opposed to diagnoses, are acceptable for reporting purposes when a related definitive diagnoses has not been established (confirmed) by the provider. True or False - answers> True 96. Chapter ___________ of ICD-10-CM, Symptoms, Signs, and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (codes R00.0 - R99) contains many, but not all, codes for symptoms. - answers> 18 97. Signs and symptoms that are associated routinely with a disease process should not be assigned as additional codes, unless otherwise instructed by the classification. True or False - answers> true pg. 12 117. Decreasing the angle of a joint is known as ____________________. - answers> flexion 118. Increasing the angle of a joint is known as __________________. - answers> Extension 119. Movement in which one end of the appendage remains stationary while the other makes a circular motion is called _________________. - answers> Circumduction 120. Rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces forward is called _______________________. - answers> supination 121. Movement of a part of the body towards but not crossing the midline is known as _____________________. - answers> adduction 122. Movement of a part of the body away from the midline is known as ______________________. - answers> abduction 123. Extension of the foot so that the toes point downward is called _________________. - answers> plantarflexion 124. Raising of the toes as when you swing your foot forward to take a step is called ________________________. - answers> dorsiflexion 125. Turning the bone inward towards the center line is known as ______________. - answers> Medial rotation pg. 15 126. Turning the bone outwards away from the center line is known as _________________. - answers> lateral rotation 127. The bone of the lower jaw is called the _______________________. - answers> mandible 128. The neck is comprised of what bone the _________________________. - answers> hyoid 129. How many vertebrae are there in the cervical column? - answers> seven 130. How many vertebrae are there in the thoracic column? - answers> twelve 131. How many vertebrae are there in the lumbar column? - answers> five 132. How many pair of ribs make up the rib cage? - answers> 12 pair 133. What two bones make up the shoulder? - answers> scapula and clavicle 134. Name the bone of the upper arm. - answers> Humerus 135. Name the bones of the lower arm. - answers> radius and ulna 136. Eight ____________ bones make up the bones of the wrist. - answers> carpal pg. 16 137. ______________________ are the five bones of the hand. - answers> metacarpal 138. __________________ bones make up the bones of the fingers and are called the phalanges. - answers> 14 139. What three bones make up the hip bone? - answers> ilium, ischium, and pubis 140. The hip bone is also known as the __________. - answers> pelvis 141. The thigh bone is called the _______________. - answers> femur 142. Another name for the knee bone is the __________________. - answers> patella 143. The two bones which make up the lower leg are called the _____________ and the ____________. - answers> tibia and fibula 144. The seven bones which make up the tarsal bone are located in the ____________________. - answers> ankle 145. The calcaneus, cuboid, cuneiform, medial, the cuneiform, intermediate, the cuneiform lateral, the navicular, and the talus comprise the tarsal bone which is located in the ____________. - answers> ankle 146. There are ______________ metatarsal bones in the foot. - answers> five pg. 17 165. Damage to the __________________ nerve could result in defects of eye movement. - answers> abducens 166. The rectus sheath is made up of what two parts? - answers> posterior sheath and anterior sheath 167. The calcaneus, cuboid, cuneiform, medial, the cuneiform, intermediate, the cuneiform lateral, the navicular, and the talus comprise the tarsal bone are all a part of which body part ________________. - answers> ankle 168. The _________ _________________ is a tendon-like tissue which runs down the middle of the abdomen. - answers> lina alba 169. The compositions of the posterior sheath and the anterior sheath differ from one abdominal wall to another. True or False - answers> True 170. The _____________ sheath is absent lower down the abdomen, but the anterior sheath is present here as a combination of fibers from all three muscles of the abdomen. - answers> posterior 171. The _________________ sheath consists of the fibers of the IAO and the transversus abdominis. - answers> anterior 172. The _______________ sheath is made of the fibers of the EAO that lie over the area where the rib cage ends. - answers> anterior 173. These muscles come together at the lina alba, which is a tendon-like tissue that runs down the middle of the abdomen. Name them. - answers> transversus abdominis, internal abdominal oblique, and external abdominal oblique pg. 20 174. What muscle does abbreviation IAO represent? - answers> internal abdominal oblique 175. What muscle does the abbreviation EAO represent? - answers> external abdominal oblique 176. Part of the limbic system involved in forming new memories is the ______________________. - answers> hippocampus 177. Filiform papillae of the tongue have no taste buds. True or False - answers> true 178. Stimuli for hot and cold are detected by ________________. - answers> free nerve endings 179. The highest density of cone cells is found in ___________________. - answers> the fovea centralis 180. Which cells of the eye work best in bright light? - answers> cone cells 181. Which cells of the eye work best in dim light? - answers> rod cells 182. The abbreviation CSF stands for which body fluid? - answers> cerebrospinal fluid pg. 21 183. Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through the ____________ of the brain, is aided by circulatory changes to produce movement, and is a selective secretion. - answers> ventricles 184. Nicotine easily crosses the blood-brain barrier. True or False - answers> true 185. This lobe/hemisphere of the cerebrum ____________________ is associated with holistic reasoning and the transduction of musical stimuli. - answers> right hemisphere 186. This lobe/hemisphere of the cerebrum ____________________ is associated with linear reasoning and mathematics. - answers> left hemisphere 187. This lobe/hemisphere of the cerebrum ____________________ is associated with the control of motor movements and plans behavior. - answers> frontal lobe 188. This lobe/hemisphere of the cerebrum ____________________ is associated with the part of the brain that controls hearing. - answers> temporal lobe 189. This lobe/hemisphere of the cerebrum ____________________ is associated with the visual processing region of the brain. - answers> occipital lobe 190. This lobe/hemisphere of the cerebrum ____________________ is responsible for transforming visual information to motor commands. - answers> parietal lobe 191. The term _______________ -_________________ diagnosis/condition is used in the outpatient setting in lieu of principal diagnosis, once again because of the timing. Often, diagnoses are not established at the time of the initial encounter in the pg. 22