1. ICD-9-CM volume 3 was replaced with ICD-10-PCS because ICD-9-CM volume 3:
A. is newer but harder to use.
b. contains too many codes.
c. was an antiquated, four-digit system that needed to be updated.
d. contained diagnoses as well as procedures that were too confusing.
2. It was _________ that actually funded the new ICD-10-PCS program.
A. 3M
b. CMS
c. WHO
d. AMA
3. One of the goals of ICD-10-PCS is to:
A. introduce new terminology.
b. improve accuracy.
c. include enhanced diagnostic information within ICD-10-PCS.
d. standardize a new six-digit code set.
4. The section identifier for Radiation Oncology is:
A. B.
b. C.
c. D.
d. F.
5. The body system on which a procedure is performed is reported in which character position
in the code?
A. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Fill-in-the-Blank: Enter the appropriate term(s) to complete each statement.
6. The first character of an ICD-10-PCS code represents a(n) ___________.
7. ICD-10-PCS defines ___________ to mean the complete specification of the seven characters.
8. The letters ___________ and ___________ were left out of ICD-10-PCS so that they would not be
confused with ___________ and ___________ .
9. The ___________ is also known as the objective of the procedure.
10. The description of procedures does not include ___________ information.