AAPC CHAPTER 3 EXAM TEST WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. Abbreviations NEC and NOS are used in the
ICD-10-CM codebook.
2. The Physician What is the meaning of provider in the ICD-10-CM
guidelines?
3. October What month does the new ICD-10-CM Codebook
take effect each year?
4. The residual condi- What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela
tion is coded first, (late effect)?
and the code(s) for
the cause of the late
effect are coded as
secondary.
5. N39.0 (found in alpha- What is the ICD-10-CM code for UTI?
betic index)
6. N30.00, N30.20 What diagnosis code(s) should be reported for acute
and chronic cystitis?
N30.00 (Acute Cysti-
tis)
N30.20 (chronic cysti-
tis)
7. J05.0, R21 10-month old is seen for a bark-like cough and is
diagnosed with croup. The mother also wants the
J05.0 (croup is prima- pediatrician to look at a rash on the baby's leg. The
ry DX code) pediatrician prescribes a cream for the rash and says
to follow up in five days or to return if the condition
R21 (rash is the sec- worsens. What ICD-10-CM code(s) should be report-
ondary DX code) ed for this visit?
8. E53.9, G63 What diagnosis codes should be reported for a pa-
tient that has polyneuropathy as a result of vitamin B
E53.9 (Vitamin B defi- deficiency?
ciency, unspecified)
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1. Abbreviations NEC and NOS are used in the
ICD-10-CM codebook.
2. The Physician What is the meaning of provider in the ICD-10-CM
guidelines?
3. October What month does the new ICD-10-CM Codebook
take effect each year?
4. The residual condi- What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela
tion is coded first, (late effect)?
and the code(s) for
the cause of the late
effect are coded as
secondary.
5. N39.0 (found in alpha- What is the ICD-10-CM code for UTI?
betic index)
6. N30.00, N30.20 What diagnosis code(s) should be reported for acute
and chronic cystitis?
N30.00 (Acute Cysti-
tis)
N30.20 (chronic cysti-
tis)
7. J05.0, R21 10-month old is seen for a bark-like cough and is
diagnosed with croup. The mother also wants the
J05.0 (croup is prima- pediatrician to look at a rash on the baby's leg. The
ry DX code) pediatrician prescribes a cream for the rash and says
to follow up in five days or to return if the condition
R21 (rash is the sec- worsens. What ICD-10-CM code(s) should be report-
ondary DX code) ed for this visit?
8. E53.9, G63 What diagnosis codes should be reported for a pa-
tient that has polyneuropathy as a result of vitamin B
E53.9 (Vitamin B defi- deficiency?
ciency, unspecified)
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