Medical Coding Tetris Game - Test Your ICD-10-CM Knowledge!

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Medical Coding Tetris: Learn ICD-10-CM Codes Through a Fun Game

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Introduction

Medical coding is an essential healthcare skill that requires accuracy and practice. Our Medical Coding Tetris game makes learning ICD-10-CM codes engaging by combining quiz questions with classic Tetris gameplay.

Below, we break down all 20 medical coding questions featured in the game, including the correct answers and the multiple-choice options provided. This guide serves as both a learning tool and a reference for medical coders, students, and healthcare professionals.


ICD-10-CM Coding Questions & Answers


1. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?"

- Options:

- A. E11

- B. E10

- C. E08

- D. E13

- Correct Answer: A. E11

- Explanation:

- E11 is for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

- E10 = Type 1 Diabetes, E08 = Diabetes due to underlying condition, E13 = Other specified diabetes.


2. Essential Hypertension

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Essential Hypertension?"

- Options:

- A. I10

- B. I11

- C. I12

- D. I13

- Correct Answer: A. I10

- Explanation:

- I10 = Primary hypertension.

- I11 = Hypertensive heart disease, I12 = Hypertensive kidney disease, I13 = Hypertensive heart and kidney disease.


3. Acute Myocardial Infarction

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Acute Myocardial Infarction?"

- Options:

- A. I21

- B. I20

- C. I22

- D. I25

- Correct Answer: A. I21

- Explanation:

- I21 = Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).

- I20 = Angina, I22 = Subsequent MI, I25 = Chronic ischemic heart disease.


4. Asthma

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Asthma?"

- Options:

- A. J45

- B. J44

- C. J46

- D. J47

- Correct Answer: A. J45

- Explanation:

- J45 = Asthma.

- J44 = COPD, J46 = Status asthmaticus, J47 = Bronchiectasis.


5. Chronic Kidney Disease

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Chronic Kidney Disease?"

- Options:

- A. N18

- B. N17

- C. N19

- D. N16

- Correct Answer: A. N18

- Explanation:

- N18 = Chronic kidney disease.

- N17 = Acute kidney failure, N19 = Unspecified kidney failure, N16 = Kidney disorders in diseases classified elsewhere.


6. Migraine

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Migraine?"

- Options:

- A. G43

- B. G44

- C. G45

- D. G46

- Correct Answer: A. G43

- Explanation:

- G43 = Migraine.

- G44 = Other headache syndromes, G45 = TIA, G46 = Vascular syndromes of brain.


7. Pneumonia

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Pneumonia?"

- Options:

- A. J18

- B. J15

- C. J16

- D. J17

- Correct Answer: A. J18

- Explanation:

- J18 = Pneumonia, unspecified.

- J15 = Bacterial pneumonia, J16 = Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms, J17 = Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere.


8. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Rheumatoid Arthritis?"

- Options:

- A. M06

- B. M05

- C. M07

- D. M08

- Correct Answer: A. M06

- Explanation:

- M06 = Other rheumatoid arthritis.

- M05 = Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor, M07 = Psoriatic arthritis, M08 = Juvenile arthritis.


9. Heart Failure

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Heart Failure?"

- Options:

- A. I50

- B. I51

- C. I52

- D. I53

- Correct Answer: A. I50

- Explanation:

- I50 = Heart failure.

- I51 = Complications of heart disease, I52 = Heart disorders in diseases classified elsewhere, I53 = Not a valid code.


10. Atrial Fibrillation

Question: "ICD-10-CM code for Atrial Fibrillation?"

- Options:

- A. I48

- B. I47

- C. I49

- D. I46

- Correct Answer: A. I48

- Explanation:

- I48 = Atrial fibrillation and flutter.

- I47 = Paroxysmal tachycardia, I49 = Other cardiac arrhythmias, I46 = Cardiac arrest.


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