Medical Coding Practice Test

Which agencies are responsible for maintaining and updating ICD-9-CM?

1. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

2. American Medical Association (AMA), American Hospital Association (AHA), American Nurses Association (ANA), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

3. American Hospital Association (AHA), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

4. American Medical Association (AMA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

The correct answer is: American Hospital Association (AHA), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

The correct answer is C. American Hospital Association (AHA), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). ICD-9-CM is maintained and updated by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the cooperation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). These agencies work together to ensure that the ICD-9-CM coding system is kept current and accurate for medical coding and billing purposes.