ICD 10 Body Systems 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the E code chapter cover in ICD-10-CM?
- Emergency codes
- Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (Correct answer)
- External causes of injury
- Eye diseases
Correct answer: Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases
Chapter 4 (E00-E89) covers endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases including diabetes, thyroid disorders, and malnutrition.
Question 2: How is diabetes coded in ICD-10-CM?
- With a single code
- With codes from E08-E13 specifying the type of diabetes and complications using 4th-6th characters (Correct answer)
- Only as E10
- Only by body system affected
Correct answer: With codes from E08-E13 specifying the type of diabetes and complications using 4th-6th characters
Diabetes codes differentiate by type (Type 1=E10, Type 2=E11, drug-induced=E09, etc.) and complications (kidney, eye, neurological) through additional characters.
Question 3: What ICD-10-CM chapter covers diseases of the musculoskeletal system?
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 13 (M codes) (Correct answer)
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 19
Correct answer: Chapter 13 (M codes)
Chapter 13 covers diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue using M codes (M00-M99), including arthritis, back pain, and osteoporosis.
Question 4: What codes are used for pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium?
- Z codes
- O codes (Chapter 15) (Correct answer)
- P codes
- S codes
Correct answer: O codes (Chapter 15)
Chapter 15 uses O codes (O00-O9A) for conditions related to pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period.
Question 5: What ICD-10-CM category covers symptoms and signs not classified elsewhere?
- Z codes
- R codes (Chapter 18) (Correct answer)
- S codes
- F codes
Correct answer: R codes (Chapter 18)
Chapter 18 (R00-R99) covers symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and lab findings not elsewhere classified, used when a definitive diagnosis has not been established.
Question 6: What are external cause codes in ICD-10-CM?
- Hospital identification codes
- Codes (V00-Y99) that describe the cause, intent, place, and activity associated with an injury or health condition (Correct answer)
- Emergency department codes
- Insurance codes
Correct answer: Codes (V00-Y99) that describe the cause, intent, place, and activity associated with an injury or health condition
External cause codes provide additional information about how, where, and under what circumstances an injury or adverse effect occurred.
ICD 10 Body Systems 2
What does the E code chapter cover in ICD-10-CM?