ICD-10-CM Training Quiz

1. What does ICD-10-CM stand for?

1. International Coding Division – 10th Clinical Method

2. International Classification of Diseases – 10th Clinical Modification

3. Internal Clinical Diagnosis – 10th Coded Matrix

4. Institute for Chronic Diseases – 10th Code Management

2. ICD-10-CM is primarily used in which country?

1. United Kingdom

2. India

3. United States

4. Australia

3. True or False: ICD-10-CM codes are purely numeric.

4. Which part of the ICD-10-CM manual lists diseases alphabetically?

1. Tabular List

2. Procedure List

3. Alphabetic Index

4. Guidelines Section

5. The 7th character in an ICD-10-CM code often represents:

1. The patient’s gender

2. Severity of the condition

3. Episode of care (e.g., initial, subsequent)

4. Diagnosis date

6. What’s the correct ICD-10-CM code for low back pain?

1. J45.1

2. M54.5

3. G89.0

4. L03.1

7. True or False: ICD-10-CM replaced ICD-9-CM to allow more specificity in coding.

8. Which of the following is an example of a combination code?

1. E11.22 – Type 2 diabetes with kidney complications

2. R51 – Headache

3. I10 – Hypertension

4. L60.0 – Ingrowing nail

9. ICD-10-CM codes help with all the following EXCEPT:

1. Tracking public health statistics

2. Billing and reimbursement

3. Legal defense in malpractice cases

4. Epidemiological research

10. Which official resource provides annual ICD-10-CM coding guidelines?

1. WHO

2. CMS & NCHS

3. FDA

4. NIH

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