Basic Guidelines
ICD 10 code Chapters
Comparison 9 to 10
Series and Code Ranges
The First Character
Conventions
100
The basic coding guidelines used in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM are very similiar?
What is True?
100

The ICD-10 code for routine obstetric care will be found in which of the following series of codes?

What is Z00-Z99?

100
Number of characters in a ICD-9-CM code compared to a ICD-10-CM code?
What is three to five versus three to seven?
100

What ICD 10 series would a second-degree burn to the abdomen and legs be found in?

What is S00-T88?

100
Codes that start with the letters A00-B99
What is certain infectious and parasitic diseases
100

Instructional Notes, Punctuation marks, abbreviations, and Symbols.

What are Conventions?

200
Codes that describe symptoms or signs, as opposed to diagnosis, are acceptable for reporting purposes if one of these has not been established by the provider...
What is a definitive diagnosis?
200

In ICD-10, which chapter contains codes to identify who, what, when, and where an accident or injury occurred?

What is Ch. 20?
200

ICD-9-CM codes are usually numeric, ICD-10-CM codes can be?

What are alpha and numeric characters?

200

Which code range in ICD-10 applies to the cleft palate?

What is Q00-99?

200
Codes that start with the letters E
What is The endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases E00-E90.
200
What is 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 without affecting the code number to which it is assigned..
What are parenthesis () ? Example-Anemia (essential)(general)(hemoglobin)(infantile)(primary)(profound)
300
If the same code is described as both acute (subacute) and chronic and separate _____ exist in the alphabetic index at the same indentation level, code both and sequence the acute (subacute) code first.
What are subentries? Example- Failure Renal N19 Acute N17.9 Chronic N18.9
300

In ICD-10, in which chapter would a code for an injury diagnosis be found?

What is Ch. 19?

300

The first step in the process of assigning a proper code for a neoplasm in ICD-10 is to consult which of the following?

What is the table of neoplasms?

300

What ICD 10 series would you find the ICD 10 code for anesthesia for surgery to correct a Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?  

What is N00-N99?

300
Codes that start with the letter G
What is diseases of the nervous system?
300
Used in the tabular list to enclose synonyms, alternative wordings, or explanatory phrases.
What are Brackets? B06 Rubella [German measles are in square brackets]
400
There is no________defined as to when a late effect code can or cannot be used..
What is a time limit?
400

The ICD-10 code for an echocardiogram is found in which of the following series of codes?

What is I00-I99?

400

A condition that is of sudden onset or that suddenly becomes much worse is considered a(n)?  

What is an acute (subacute) condition?

400

What is the ICD-10 code for an echocardiogram because of Shortness of breath and Mitral Regurgitation?

What is G00-G99?

400
Codes that start with the letter Q
What is congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities?
400
This symbol is used in the tabular list after an incomplete term which needs one or more of the modifiers following it to make it assignable to a given category.
What is a colon : ? Example-G73.7 Myopathy in disease classified elsewhere Excludes1:Myopathy in: rheumatoid arthritis (M05.032) Sarcoidosis (D86.87) scleroderma (M34.82) sicca syndrome (sjogren) (M35.03) systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.19)
500
This code is never used with a code for the late effect...
What is an acute phase of an illness or injury that led to the late effect?
500

In ICD-10, which chapter would include the diagnosis codes for congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities?

What is Ch. 17?

500
What letter of the alphabet is not currently being used in ICD-10-CM?
What is the letter U?
500

Where will you locate the ICD-10 code for an open fracture to the left lower arm?

What is S00–T88?

500
Codes that begin with the letter N? Codes that begin with the letter K?
What are diseases of the genitourinary system and diseases of the digestive system?
500

Use additional Code note instructs the coder to use an additional code to identify the manifestation that is present. The code First note instructs the coder to select a code to represent the etiology that caused the manifestation.

What is see additional code and code first instructional notes?

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