ICD 10 Quiz
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- 1.What does the "ICD" in ICD 10 Coding stand for?
- A.
Internal Calling Description
- B.
International Classification of Disease
- C.
Internet Checked Diagnosis
- D.
International Career Development
- 2.Which of the following is not a new piece of information provided by ICD-10?
- A.
Location on the body
- B.
Related conditions
- C.
Causes
- D.
All are new
- 3.True or False: An ICD-9 code can only have a maximum of 10 corresponding ICD-10 codes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.When is the ICD-10 compliance deadline?
- A.
Dates of Service on or after October 01, 2015
- B.
Dates of Service on or after November 15, 2015
- C.
Dates of Service on or after January 01, 2016
- 5.Claims that include an ICD-10 code can be processed prior to the compliance date.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.ICD-10 is for use in all U.S. health care settings.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Diagnosis coding under ICD-10 uses 3-7 digits.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.There are approximately 14,000 available codes for ICD-9; how many codes are available for ICD-10?
- A.
Approximately 20,000
- B.
Approximately 50,000
- C.
Approximately 70,000
- 9.Why is ICD-9 being replaced?
- A.
The ICD-9 code set is over 30 years old and has become outdated
- B.
The ICD-9 code set does not reflect advances in medical technology and knowledge
- C.
The ICD-9 format limits the ability to expand the code set and add new codes
- D.
All of the above
- 10.ICD-10 will allow for a higher level of specificity for diagnosis codes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.All of the NHIC, Corp. DME MAC Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and Policy Articles (PAs) that currently contain ICD-9 codes have been updated with ICD-10 codes in preparation for the compliance date.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.All existing CMNs need to be revised with ICD-10 codes for claims submitted on or after October 01, 2015.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Claims with dates of service on or after October 01, 2015 that are submitted with ICD-9 Codes and are rejected, must be:
- A.
Resubmitted with the correct ICD-10 code
- B.
Reopened
- C.
Appealed
- 14.What part of the ICD-10 Code is the question mark (?) sitting in?
- A.
Category
- B.
Subcategory
- C.
Extender
- D.
Specificity (Location and Laterality)
- 15.What part of the ICD-10 Code is the question mark (?) sitting in ?
- A.
Subcategory
- B.
Extender
- C.
Specificity
- D.
Category
- 16.V procedure codes will still exist in ICD-10, only the V will be replaced by a Z.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.What part of the ICD-10 Code is the question mark (?) sitting in?
- A.
Extender
- B.
Specificity
- C.
Subcategory
- D.
Category
- 18.The ICD-9 code for Tracheostomy initial opening is V44.0, under the new coding system of ICD-10 the code will now be Z93.0 Tracheostomy Status.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.ICD-9 Codes have a maximum of 5 characters. What is the maximum number of characters for ICD-10 codes?
- A.
10
- B.
5
- C.
7
- D.
9
- 20.When you see an "X" in an ICD-10 Code, it is being used as a placeholder for that digit and will be used for future code expansion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.The United States is one of the first countries to adopt ICD-10 coding.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.The Extender:
- A.
Can only be a letter
- B.
Can only be a number
- C.
Can be a letter or a number
- 23.You can not have more than one (1) placeholder in a single diagnosis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.The first character in any ICD-10 code must be a letter. If it does not start with a letter the diagnosis code is WRONG.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.What part of the ICD-10 code is the question mark (?) sitting in?
- A.
Subcategory
- B.
Specificity
- C.
Category
- D.
Extender
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