When coding Diseases of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue, to denote the visit as an initial visit use the letter:
a. B.
b. C.
c. A.
d. D.
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Q. 2) The External Causes of Morbidity index follows the:
a. Neoplasm Table.
b. Table of Drugs and Chemicals.
c. Bone Index.
d. Appendix A.
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Q. 3) The previous V codes now start with the letter:
a. Z.
b. Y.
c. V.
d. M.
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Q. 4) The previously labeled V codes (in the ICD-9) are now (in the ICD-10) called:
a. External Causes of Morbidity.
b. Z codes.
c. Factors Influencing Health Status.
d. XYZ codes.
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Q. 5) The previously labeled E codes (in the ICD-9) are now (in the ICD-10) called:
a. External Causes of Morbidity.
b. C codes.
c. morbidity codes.
d. mortality codes.
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Q. 6) The ICD-9 E codes are now labeled with:
a. V and Y.
b. W.
c. X.
d. All of the above
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Q. 7) The best way to know if an extension is needed is to look at the codes, blocks of codes, or categories that are shown:
a. below the extension convention.
b. above the extension convention.
c. to the side of the extension convention.
d. to the right of the code.
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Q. 8) Codes requiring a seventh extension that are reported without the seventh digit will be:
a. accepted and paid at a lower rate.
b. denied.
c. sent back for more information.
d. accepted as submitted.
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Q. 9) When a - is used in identifying a block of numbers, it indicates:
a. the rest of the remaining possible numbers.
b. use of the one missing number.
c. place holding for an extension.
d. that the code can be coded with any other code.
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Q. 10) When an extension is to be used with a code that is five digits long:
a. the extension code is digit 6.
b. the extension code is digit 7, after an x is used for digit 6.
c. the extension code is digit 5.
d. the extension code is digit 7.
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