AAPC CPC PRACTICE EXAM B: QUESTIONS
WTH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichQstatementQisQanQexampleQinQwhichQaQdiabetes-
relatedQproblemQexistsQandQtheQcodeQforQdiabetesQisQNEVERQsequencedQfirst?
A.QIfQtheQpatientQhasQanQunderdoseQofQinsulinQdueQtoQanQinsulinQpumpQmalfunction.
B.QIfQtheQpatientQisQbeingQtreatedQforQsecondaryQdiabetes.
C.QIfQtheQpatientQisQbeingQtreatedQforQTypeQ2QdiabetesQandQusesQinsulin.
D.QIfQtheQpatientQisQdiabeticQwithQanQassociatedQcondition.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
A.QIfQtheQpatientQhasQanQunderdoseQofQinsulinQdueQtoQanQinsulinQpumpQmalfunction.
TheQICD-10-
CMQguidelinesQ(SectionQI.C.4.a.5):QAnQunderdoseQofQinsulinQdueQtoQanQinsulinQpumpQfailureQshouldQbeQass
ignedQT85.6-,QasQtheQprincipalQorQfirstQlistedQcode,QfollowedQbyQcodeQT38.3X6-
.QAdditionalQcodesQforQtheQtypeQofQdiabetesQmellitusQshouldQalsoQbeQassigned.
GuidelinesQfromQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQcodeQsetsQareQincludedQasQpartQofQtheQcodeQsetQrequirementsQu
nderQHIPAA?
A.QCPT®QCategoryQIIIQcodes
B.QICD-10-CM
C.QHCPCSQLevelQII
D.QADAQDentalQCodesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-B.QICD-10-CM
ICD-10-
CMQguidelinesQareQtheQonlyQguidelinesQspecificallyQmentionedQinQHIPAA.QWhileQHIPAAQrequiresQtheQuseQo
fQtheQotherQcodeQsetsQlisted,QthereQisQnoQspecificQmentionQofQtheQotherQguidelinesQinQtheQlaw.QThisQinfor
mationQisQfoundQinQtheQICD-10-CMQOfficialQGuidelinesQforQCodingQandQReportedQinQyouQICD-10-
CMQcodebook:QTheseQguidelinesQareQaQsetQofQrulesQthatQhaveQbeenQdevelopedQtoQaccompanyQandQcompl
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CMQitself.QTheseQguidelinesQareQbasedQonQtheQcodingQandQsequencingQinstructionsQinQVolumesQI,QIIQandQII
IQofQICD-10-CM,QbutQprovideQadditionalQinstruction.QAdherenceQtoQtheseQguidelinesQwhenQassigningQICD-
10-
CMQdiagnosisQandQprocedureQcodesQisQrequiredQunderQtheQHealthQInsuranceQPortabilityQandQAccountabili
tyQActQ(HIPAA).
WTH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichQstatementQisQanQexampleQinQwhichQaQdiabetes-
relatedQproblemQexistsQandQtheQcodeQforQdiabetesQisQNEVERQsequencedQfirst?
A.QIfQtheQpatientQhasQanQunderdoseQofQinsulinQdueQtoQanQinsulinQpumpQmalfunction.
B.QIfQtheQpatientQisQbeingQtreatedQforQsecondaryQdiabetes.
C.QIfQtheQpatientQisQbeingQtreatedQforQTypeQ2QdiabetesQandQusesQinsulin.
D.QIfQtheQpatientQisQdiabeticQwithQanQassociatedQcondition.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
A.QIfQtheQpatientQhasQanQunderdoseQofQinsulinQdueQtoQanQinsulinQpumpQmalfunction.
TheQICD-10-
CMQguidelinesQ(SectionQI.C.4.a.5):QAnQunderdoseQofQinsulinQdueQtoQanQinsulinQpumpQfailureQshouldQbeQass
ignedQT85.6-,QasQtheQprincipalQorQfirstQlistedQcode,QfollowedQbyQcodeQT38.3X6-
.QAdditionalQcodesQforQtheQtypeQofQdiabetesQmellitusQshouldQalsoQbeQassigned.
GuidelinesQfromQwhichQofQtheQfollowingQcodeQsetsQareQincludedQasQpartQofQtheQcodeQsetQrequirementsQu
nderQHIPAA?
A.QCPT®QCategoryQIIIQcodes
B.QICD-10-CM
C.QHCPCSQLevelQII
D.QADAQDentalQCodesQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-B.QICD-10-CM
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fQtheQotherQcodeQsetsQlisted,QthereQisQnoQspecificQmentionQofQtheQotherQguidelinesQinQtheQlaw.QThisQinfor
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CMQcodebook:QTheseQguidelinesQareQaQsetQofQrulesQthatQhaveQbeenQdevelopedQtoQaccompanyQandQcompl
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tyQActQ(HIPAA).
