Exercise 2 Flashcards
How many chapters are in the ICD-10-AM Tabular List of Diseases?
22
A neoplasm of a bone is coded in
Chapter 2 Neoplasms
Spina bifida is coded in
Chapter 17 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
NEC stands for
Not elsewhere classified
NOS stands for
Not otherwise specified
Explanatory pharases and alternative wording are enclosed in
square brackets
An incomplete term that needs a modifier before it can be coded to that category is followed by a
colon
Supplementary words that can be present or absent in the diagnostic description without affecting the code number are enclosed in
parentheses
‘and’ also means ‘or’ in a category or code title. T or F
True
Braces and square brackets are used in the same way in the ICD-10-AM Tabular List of Diseases. T or F
False
A nonessential modifier is enclosed in parentheses. T or F
True
Glossary descriptions are intended to be used by clinical coders. T or F
False
