CPC Exam Questions
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TheiPrivacyiRuleigenerallyirequiresicoveredientitiesitoitakeireasonableistepsitoilimititheiuseioridisclosure
iof,iandirequestsifor,iprotectedihealthiinformationitoitheiminimuminecessaryitoiaccomplishitheiintende
dipurpose.iTheiminimuminecessaryistandardidoesinotiapplyitoitheifollowing:i-i
i ✅-iDisclosuresitoiorirequestsibyiaihealthicareiprovideriforitreatmentipurposes.
-iDisclosuresitoitheiindividualiwhoiisitheisubjectiofitheiinformation.
-iUsesioridisclosuresimadeipursuantitoianiindividual'siauthorization.
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iUsesioridisclosuresirequirediforicomplianceiwithitheiHealthiInsuranceiPortabilityiandiAccountabilityiActi
(HIPAA)iAdministrativeiSimplificationiRules.·iDisclosuresitoitheiDepartmentiofiHealthi&iHumaniServicesi
(HHS)iwhenidisclosureiofiinformationiisirequirediunderitheiPrivacyiRuleiforienforcementipurposes.
-iUsesioridisclosuresithatiareirequiredibyiotherilaw.
Whichipartiofitheibrainicontrolsibloodipressure,iheartirateiandirespiration?
a.Cerebrum
b.Cerebellum
c.Cortex
d.Medullai-i
i ✅d.Medulla
Myastheniaigravisi(MG)i-i
i✅-
iChroniciautoimmuneidisorderiiniwhichiantibodiesidestroyitheicommunicationibetweeninervesiandimus
cle,iresultingiiniweaknessiofitheiskeletalimuscles.i
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iAffectsitheivoluntaryimusclesiofitheibody,iespeciallyithoseithaticontrolitheieyes,imouth,ithroatiandilimb
s.
-iAffectsitheineuromuscularijunction
Adrenomegalyiisidefinedias:
a.iInfectioniofitheiadrenaligland
b.iAitumoriofitheiadrenaligland
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,c.iEnlargementiofitheiadrenaligland
d.iAnyidiseaseiofitheiadrenaliglandi-i
i ✅c.iEnlargementiofitheiadrenaligland
Aithinimembraneiliningitheichambersiofitheiheartiandivalvesiisicalledithe:
a.Endocardium
b.Pericardium
c.Epicardium
d.Myocardiumi-i
i ✅a.Endocardium
Excessiveipotassiumiinitheibloodiisireferreditoias:
a.Hypoproteinemia
b.Hyperkalemia
c.Hypernatremia
d.Hematuriai-i
i ✅b.Hyperkalemia
AipatientiisiseeniinitheiEDiforisevereiabdominalipainiandiurinaryifrequency.iAfteriexaminationiandiurinal
ysis,itheipatientiisidiagnosediwithiaiurinaryitractiinfectioni(UTI).WhatiICD-10-
CMicode(s)iis/areireported?
•iR10.0,iR35.0
•iR10.0,iR35.0,iN39.0
•iR10.0,iN39.0
•N39.0i(correctianswer,iyouriresponse)Feedback:ReferitoiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.B.5.iTheiabdominalipainiandiurinaryifrequencyiareinotireportedibecauseitheyiareisympto
msiofitheiUTI.iLookiinitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiIndexiforiInfection,iinfected,iinfective/urinaryi(tract)iwhichidirectsithecoderitoiN39.0.iVe
rificationiinitheiTabulariListiconfirmsicodeiselection.i-i
i ✅•N39.0i
ReferitoiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.B.5.iTheiabdominalipainiandiurinaryifrequencyiareinotireportedibecauseitheyiareisympto
msiofitheiUTI.iLookiinitheiICD-10-
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,CMiAlphabeticiIndexiforiInfection,iinfected,iinfective/urinaryi(tract)iwhichidirectsitheicoderitoiN39.0.iVe
rificationiinitheiTabulariListiconfirmsicodeiselection.
Ai20-year-
oldicomesiintoitheiemergencyidepartmenti(ED)iwithisymptomsiofiaisevereiheadache,ivomiting,istiffinec
k,iandifever.iTheiEDiphysicianisuspectsimeningitisiandiperformsiailumbaripuncture.iTheiEDiphysicianirevi
ewsitheiresultsianditheipatientiisiadmittediinitheihospitaliforimeningitisiwhichiisisuspecteditoibeibacteria
l.i
WhichiICD-10-CMicode(s)iis/areireportedibyitheiEDiphysician?
a.G00.9
b.G00.9,iR51.9,iR11.10,iM43.6,iR50.9
c.G03.9,iR51.9,iR11.10,iM43.6,iR50.9
d.G03.9i-i
i ✅d.G03.9
suspecteditoibeibacteria=iunspecified
50-year-
oldifemaleipresentsitoiheriprovideriwithisymptomsiofiinsomniaiandiupsetistomach.iTheiproviderisuspect
sisheiisipremenopausal.iSheiisidiagnosediwithiimpendingimenopause.iWhatidiagnosisicode(s)ishouldibei
reported?
a.E28.319
b.G47.00,iK30
c.N95.9
d.N95.9,iG47.00,iK30i-i
i ✅b.G47.00,iK30
ImpendingiMenopausei=inotihappeniyeti=inoimenopausei->isymptomicodesionly
WhatiisitheiICD-10-CMicodeiforianiinitialiencounteriforiaiclosedifractureiofitheirightiwrist?
a.S62.101A
b.S62.102A
c.S12.9XXA
d.M80.031Ai-i
i ✅a.S62.101A
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, Whichidiagnosisicode(s)ibelowireportsipainiinitheileftiandirightiears?
a.iH92.01,iH92.02
b.iH92.03i-i
i ✅b.iH92.03
Ifinoibilateralicodeiisiprovidedianditheiconditioniisibilateral,iassigniseparateicodesiforibothitheileftiandirig
htiside.iThereiisiaibilateralicodeiprovidediforipainiinitheileftiandirightiearsiH92.03.iYouiwouldinotireportit
woiseparateicodes.
Aipatientiisiadmitteditoitheihospitaliwithipneumonia.iTestingiindicatesitheipatient'sipneumoniaiisidueitoi
Staphylococcusiaureausiandiisimethicilliniresistanti(MRSA).iApplyingitheicodingiconceptifromiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.C.1.e.1.a,iwhatiICD-10-CMicode(s)iis/areireported?i-i
i ✅J15.212
WheniaicombinationicodeiexistsiforiMRSAianditheiinfection,ionlyitheicombinationicodeishouldibeireport
ed.iPneumoniaidueitoiMethicillin-resistantiStaphylococcusiaureusiisireportediwithiJ15.212.
AipatientiwithiaiPancoast'situmoriinitheileftilungiarrivesiatitheioncologistiofficeiforichemotherapy.iApplyi
ngitheicodingiconceptifromiICD-10-CMiguidelinesiI.C.2.e.2.iWhatiICD-10-
CMicode(s)ishouldibeireported?iNote:iUseitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiIndexiinsteadiofitheiTableiofiNeoplasmsitoilocateitheicodeiforiaiPancoast'situmor.i-i
i ✅Z51.11,iC34.12
Ifitheireasoniforitheiencounteriisisolelyichemotherapy,iaidiagnosisiforichemotherapyiadministrationisho
uldibeilistedifirst,iandiaidiagnosisiforitheimalignancyirequiringitheichemotherapyiisireportedisecondarily.
iLookiinitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiforiChemotherapyi(session)i(for)/neoplasmioriEncounteri(withihealthiservice)i(for)/iche
motherapyiforineoplasmi(Z51.11).iAiPancoast'situmoriisiairapidigrowingitumoriinitheiapexiofitheilung.iTh
eiapexiofitheilungiisiinitheiupperilobeiforiPancoast'siTumor.iLookiforiTumor/Pancoast'si-
iseeiPancoast'sisyndrome.iLookiforiPancoast'sisyndromeioritumoriC34.1-
.iAddi2iasithei4thicharacteriforileftilung.iTheicorrecticodesiandisequencingiareiZ51.11iandiC34.12.
Mrs.iFryerivisitsiherinephrologistiforianierythropoietini(EPO)iinjectioniforiherianemia.iSheihasiStagei3ichr
onicikidneyidisease,iwhichiisitheicauseiofitheianemia.iApplyingitheicodingiconceptifromiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.A.13.,iwhatiICD-10-CMicode(s)ishouldibeireportediforitheiEPOiinjection?i-i
i ✅N18.30,iD63.1
Anemia/ini(dueito)i(with)/chronicikidneyidiseaseiD63.1.iSeeitheiCodeifirstinoteiinstructingitoireportithei
CKDi(N18-)icodeifirst.iLookiinitheiICDi10-
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TheiPrivacyiRuleigenerallyirequiresicoveredientitiesitoitakeireasonableistepsitoilimititheiuseioridisclosure
iof,iandirequestsifor,iprotectedihealthiinformationitoitheiminimuminecessaryitoiaccomplishitheiintende
dipurpose.iTheiminimuminecessaryistandardidoesinotiapplyitoitheifollowing:i-i
i ✅-iDisclosuresitoiorirequestsibyiaihealthicareiprovideriforitreatmentipurposes.
-iDisclosuresitoitheiindividualiwhoiisitheisubjectiofitheiinformation.
-iUsesioridisclosuresimadeipursuantitoianiindividual'siauthorization.
-
iUsesioridisclosuresirequirediforicomplianceiwithitheiHealthiInsuranceiPortabilityiandiAccountabilityiActi
(HIPAA)iAdministrativeiSimplificationiRules.·iDisclosuresitoitheiDepartmentiofiHealthi&iHumaniServicesi
(HHS)iwhenidisclosureiofiinformationiisirequirediunderitheiPrivacyiRuleiforienforcementipurposes.
-iUsesioridisclosuresithatiareirequiredibyiotherilaw.
Whichipartiofitheibrainicontrolsibloodipressure,iheartirateiandirespiration?
a.Cerebrum
b.Cerebellum
c.Cortex
d.Medullai-i
i ✅d.Medulla
Myastheniaigravisi(MG)i-i
i✅-
iChroniciautoimmuneidisorderiiniwhichiantibodiesidestroyitheicommunicationibetweeninervesiandimus
cle,iresultingiiniweaknessiofitheiskeletalimuscles.i
-
iAffectsitheivoluntaryimusclesiofitheibody,iespeciallyithoseithaticontrolitheieyes,imouth,ithroatiandilimb
s.
-iAffectsitheineuromuscularijunction
Adrenomegalyiisidefinedias:
a.iInfectioniofitheiadrenaligland
b.iAitumoriofitheiadrenaligland
1i|iP a g e
,c.iEnlargementiofitheiadrenaligland
d.iAnyidiseaseiofitheiadrenaliglandi-i
i ✅c.iEnlargementiofitheiadrenaligland
Aithinimembraneiliningitheichambersiofitheiheartiandivalvesiisicalledithe:
a.Endocardium
b.Pericardium
c.Epicardium
d.Myocardiumi-i
i ✅a.Endocardium
Excessiveipotassiumiinitheibloodiisireferreditoias:
a.Hypoproteinemia
b.Hyperkalemia
c.Hypernatremia
d.Hematuriai-i
i ✅b.Hyperkalemia
AipatientiisiseeniinitheiEDiforisevereiabdominalipainiandiurinaryifrequency.iAfteriexaminationiandiurinal
ysis,itheipatientiisidiagnosediwithiaiurinaryitractiinfectioni(UTI).WhatiICD-10-
CMicode(s)iis/areireported?
•iR10.0,iR35.0
•iR10.0,iR35.0,iN39.0
•iR10.0,iN39.0
•N39.0i(correctianswer,iyouriresponse)Feedback:ReferitoiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.B.5.iTheiabdominalipainiandiurinaryifrequencyiareinotireportedibecauseitheyiareisympto
msiofitheiUTI.iLookiinitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiIndexiforiInfection,iinfected,iinfective/urinaryi(tract)iwhichidirectsithecoderitoiN39.0.iVe
rificationiinitheiTabulariListiconfirmsicodeiselection.i-i
i ✅•N39.0i
ReferitoiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.B.5.iTheiabdominalipainiandiurinaryifrequencyiareinotireportedibecauseitheyiareisympto
msiofitheiUTI.iLookiinitheiICD-10-
2i|iP a g e
,CMiAlphabeticiIndexiforiInfection,iinfected,iinfective/urinaryi(tract)iwhichidirectsitheicoderitoiN39.0.iVe
rificationiinitheiTabulariListiconfirmsicodeiselection.
Ai20-year-
oldicomesiintoitheiemergencyidepartmenti(ED)iwithisymptomsiofiaisevereiheadache,ivomiting,istiffinec
k,iandifever.iTheiEDiphysicianisuspectsimeningitisiandiperformsiailumbaripuncture.iTheiEDiphysicianirevi
ewsitheiresultsianditheipatientiisiadmittediinitheihospitaliforimeningitisiwhichiisisuspecteditoibeibacteria
l.i
WhichiICD-10-CMicode(s)iis/areireportedibyitheiEDiphysician?
a.G00.9
b.G00.9,iR51.9,iR11.10,iM43.6,iR50.9
c.G03.9,iR51.9,iR11.10,iM43.6,iR50.9
d.G03.9i-i
i ✅d.G03.9
suspecteditoibeibacteria=iunspecified
50-year-
oldifemaleipresentsitoiheriprovideriwithisymptomsiofiinsomniaiandiupsetistomach.iTheiproviderisuspect
sisheiisipremenopausal.iSheiisidiagnosediwithiimpendingimenopause.iWhatidiagnosisicode(s)ishouldibei
reported?
a.E28.319
b.G47.00,iK30
c.N95.9
d.N95.9,iG47.00,iK30i-i
i ✅b.G47.00,iK30
ImpendingiMenopausei=inotihappeniyeti=inoimenopausei->isymptomicodesionly
WhatiisitheiICD-10-CMicodeiforianiinitialiencounteriforiaiclosedifractureiofitheirightiwrist?
a.S62.101A
b.S62.102A
c.S12.9XXA
d.M80.031Ai-i
i ✅a.S62.101A
3i|iP a g e
, Whichidiagnosisicode(s)ibelowireportsipainiinitheileftiandirightiears?
a.iH92.01,iH92.02
b.iH92.03i-i
i ✅b.iH92.03
Ifinoibilateralicodeiisiprovidedianditheiconditioniisibilateral,iassigniseparateicodesiforibothitheileftiandirig
htiside.iThereiisiaibilateralicodeiprovidediforipainiinitheileftiandirightiearsiH92.03.iYouiwouldinotireportit
woiseparateicodes.
Aipatientiisiadmitteditoitheihospitaliwithipneumonia.iTestingiindicatesitheipatient'sipneumoniaiisidueitoi
Staphylococcusiaureausiandiisimethicilliniresistanti(MRSA).iApplyingitheicodingiconceptifromiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.C.1.e.1.a,iwhatiICD-10-CMicode(s)iis/areireported?i-i
i ✅J15.212
WheniaicombinationicodeiexistsiforiMRSAianditheiinfection,ionlyitheicombinationicodeishouldibeireport
ed.iPneumoniaidueitoiMethicillin-resistantiStaphylococcusiaureusiisireportediwithiJ15.212.
AipatientiwithiaiPancoast'situmoriinitheileftilungiarrivesiatitheioncologistiofficeiforichemotherapy.iApplyi
ngitheicodingiconceptifromiICD-10-CMiguidelinesiI.C.2.e.2.iWhatiICD-10-
CMicode(s)ishouldibeireported?iNote:iUseitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiIndexiinsteadiofitheiTableiofiNeoplasmsitoilocateitheicodeiforiaiPancoast'situmor.i-i
i ✅Z51.11,iC34.12
Ifitheireasoniforitheiencounteriisisolelyichemotherapy,iaidiagnosisiforichemotherapyiadministrationisho
uldibeilistedifirst,iandiaidiagnosisiforitheimalignancyirequiringitheichemotherapyiisireportedisecondarily.
iLookiinitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiforiChemotherapyi(session)i(for)/neoplasmioriEncounteri(withihealthiservice)i(for)/iche
motherapyiforineoplasmi(Z51.11).iAiPancoast'situmoriisiairapidigrowingitumoriinitheiapexiofitheilung.iTh
eiapexiofitheilungiisiinitheiupperilobeiforiPancoast'siTumor.iLookiforiTumor/Pancoast'si-
iseeiPancoast'sisyndrome.iLookiforiPancoast'sisyndromeioritumoriC34.1-
.iAddi2iasithei4thicharacteriforileftilung.iTheicorrecticodesiandisequencingiareiZ51.11iandiC34.12.
Mrs.iFryerivisitsiherinephrologistiforianierythropoietini(EPO)iinjectioniforiherianemia.iSheihasiStagei3ichr
onicikidneyidisease,iwhichiisitheicauseiofitheianemia.iApplyingitheicodingiconceptifromiICD-10-
CMiguidelineiI.A.13.,iwhatiICD-10-CMicode(s)ishouldibeireportediforitheiEPOiinjection?i-i
i ✅N18.30,iD63.1
Anemia/ini(dueito)i(with)/chronicikidneyidiseaseiD63.1.iSeeitheiCodeifirstinoteiinstructingitoireportithei
CKDi(N18-)icodeifirst.iLookiinitheiICDi10-
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