Question 1
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Which of the following statements does not apply to ICD-9-CM?
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It can be used as the basis for epidemiological research.
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It can be used in the evaluation of medical care planning for healthcare delivery systems.
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It can be used to facilitate data storage and retrieval
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It can be used to collect data about nursing care
Question 2
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Computer software programs that assist in the assignment of codes used with diagnostic and procedural classifications are called:
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Natural language processing systems
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Monitoring/audit programs
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Encoders
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Concept, description, and relationship tables
Question 3
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Which of the following is not a knowledge source for users of the Unified Medical Language System?
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Concept table
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Semantic network
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Metathesaurus
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Specialist lexicon
Question 4
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Nosology can be defined as the branch of medical science that deals with
Question 5
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Which organization originally published ICD-9?
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American Medical Association
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Centers for Disease Control
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United States federal government
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World Health Organization
Question 6
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Which of the following terms refers to the incidence of disease?
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Classification
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Morbidity
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Mortality
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Vocabulary
Question 7
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Which of the following terms refers to the incidence of death?
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Classification
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Morbidity
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Mortality
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Vital statistics
Question 8
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Which of the following is not one of the purposes of ICD-9-CM??
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Classification of morbidity for statistical purposes
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Classification of mortality for statistical purposes
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Reporting of diagnoses by physicians
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Identification of the supplies, products, and services provided to patients
Question 9
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Which of the following organizations is responsible for updating the diagnosis classification of ICD-9-CM?
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Centers for Disease Control
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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National Centers for Health Statistics
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World Health Organization
Question 10
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Which of the following organizations is responsible for updating the procedure classification of ICD-9-CM?
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Centers of Disease Control
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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National Centers for Health Statistics
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World Health Organization
Question 11
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Which volume of ICD-9-CM contains the numerical listing of codes that represent diseases and injuries?
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Volume 1
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Volume 2
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Volume 3
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Volume 4
Question 12
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Which volume od ICD-9-CM contains the alphabetic index for the diagnostic codes?
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Volume 1
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Volume 2
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Volume 3
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Volume 4
Question 13
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At which level of the classification system are the most specific ICD-9-CM codes found?
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Category level
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Section level
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Subcategory level
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Subclassification level
Question 14
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What are five-digit ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes referred to as?
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Category codes
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Section codes
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Subcategory codes
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Subclassification codes
Question 15
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What are four-digit ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes referred to as?
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Category codes
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Section codes
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Subcategory codes
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Subclassification codes
Question 16
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Which of the following ICD-9-CM codes are always alphanumeric?
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Category codes
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Procedure codes
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Subcategory codes
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V Codes
Question 17
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Which of the following ICD-9-CM codes classify environment events and circumstances as the cause of an injury, poisoning, or other adverse effect?
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Catgory codes
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E codes
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Subcategory codes
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V codes
Question 18
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Which volume of ICD-9-CM contains the tabular and alphaneumeric list of procedures?
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Volume 1
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Volume 2
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Volume 3
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Volume 4
Question 19
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Which of the following classifications is used exclusively for classifying cases of malignant diseas?
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CPT
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HCPCS
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ICD-9-CM
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ICD-O-3
Question 20
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Which of the following is used to report the healthcare supplies, products, and sevices provided to patients by healthcare professionals?
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CPT
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HCPCS
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ICD-9-CM
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SNOMED CT
Question 21
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Which of the following provides the most comprehensive controlled vocabulary for coding the contents of a patient record?
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CPT
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HCPCS
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ICD-9-CM
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SNOMED CT
Question 22
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Which of the following is a standard terminology used to code medical procedures and services?
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CPT
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HCPCS
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ICD-9-CM
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SNOMED CT
Question 23
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Which of the following provides a set of codes used for collecting data about substance abuse and mental health disorders?
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CPT
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DSM-IV-TR
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HCPCS
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SNOMED CT