Question 1
How does coding asthma using ICD-10-CM differ from coding asthma using ICD-9-CM?
◦ There is no difference between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM when coding asthma.
◦ Only ICD-10-CM makes a distinction between intermittent and persistent asthma.
◦ Only ICD-9-CM makes distinctions between mild, moderate, and severe asthma.
◦ Only ICD-10-CM identifies status asthmaticus.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a new coding challenge in ICD-10-CM?
◦ New coding concepts, such as injury by underdosing of medication
◦ Eponyms have been eliminated from ICD-10-CM.
◦ Some of the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting have changed.
◦ ICD-10-PCS codes do not contain diagnostic descriptors.