5 Written Questions

1. 4
2. Conventions
3. Word or condition used to look up a diagnosis which is in bold print
4. True
5. 784.0

5 Matching Questions

1. The three volumes of ICD-9-CM are:
2. What does NOS mean?
3. What does NEC stand for
4. Codes that have mandatory fifth digits are:
5. All ICD-9-CM codes must be supported by:

1. a Not otherwise specified
2. b Documentation in the medical record
3. c Not elsewhere classifiable
4. d Volume 1-Diseases: Tabular List,
   Volume 2-Diseases: Alphabetic Index,
   Volume 3-Procedures: Tabular List and Alphabetic Index
5. e Codes that always require a fifth-digit to fully describe them.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. 5
   1. How many digits does a subcategory code have
   2. How many digits does a category code have
   3. What does NEC stand for
   4. How many digits does a subclassification code have
2. True
   1. What are slanted brackets used for
   2. What box are ICD-9 codes entered in on the CMS- 1500 Claim form?
   3. True or False:
      The term in bold face print in the Alphabetic Index is called a subterm
   4. True or False:
      When a code is listed inside slanted brackets, you must sequence that code after the underlying condition code.
3. Block 21
   1. What are the current goals of ICD-9?
   2. What box are ICD-9 codes entered in on the CMS- 1500 Claim form?
   3. What are slanted brackets used for
   4. What are nonessential modifiers
4. Word or phrase that does not change the code selection
   1. What does NEC stand for
   2. What are essential modifiers
   3. What are nonessential modifiers
   4. What is a main term
5. 3
   1. What does NOS mean?
   2. How many digits does a category code have
   3. How many digits does a subclassification code have
   4. How many digits does a subcategory code have

5 True/False Questions

1. What was the original goal for the ICD-9 → Facilitate payment of health services,
   Evaluate patient's use of health care facilities,
   Study health care costs,
   Research the quality of health care,
   Predict health care trends,
   Plan for future health care needs

   True        False

2. How many appendices does ICD-9-CM contain in the Tabular List of Volume 1? → 5

   True        False

3. What is the main term in the diagnosis abdominal pain → Pain

   True        False

4. True or False:
   The phrase "see also" is used as a cross-reference → False

   True        False

5. What are essential modifiers → Word or phrase that changes the code selection

   True        False