AAPC CPC FINAL Questions And
Answers
______disdadtermdstandingdfordenlargementdofdthedheartd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Cardiomegaly
cardio=dheartdmegaly=denlargement
20-year-
olddcomesdintodthedEDdwithdsymptomsdofdadseveredheadache,dvomiting,dstiffdneck,danddfev
er.dThedEDdphysiciandsuspectsdthatdthedmeningitisdisdbacterialdanddperformsdadlumberdpun
cture.dThedEDdphysiciandreviewsdthedresultsdindthedpatientdisdadmitteddindthedhospitaldfordm
eningitis.dThedEDdphysiciandsuspectsdthatdthedmeningitisdisdbacterial.dWhichdICDd10dCMdco
dedisdreporteddbydthedEDdphysician?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-G03.9
44-year-
olddmaledwithdbiplanarddeformitydacquireddlimbdlengthddiscrepanciesdindtibialdnonuniondhas
dundergoneddeformitydcorrection.dHednowdrequiresdexchangedofdandexternaldfixationdstrutd4
5ddaysdpostoperatively.dThedintraoperativedmountingdparameterddeformitydparametersdan
ddinitialdstrutdsettingsdaredinserteddintodthedcomputerdpriordtodJim'sddischargedanddaddailydsc
heduledisdgenerateddfordhimdtodperformdthedgradualddeformitydcorrectiondnecessary.dWhatd
CPTdcodedshoulddreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-20697
45dyeardolddfemaledwithdmalignantdMulleriandductdcancerdisdreceivingdherdfirstdtreatmentdofd
chemotherapy.dWhatddiagnosisdcodesdaredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Z51.11,dC57.7
Ad28-year-
olddmaledwasdrusheddtodthedEDdafterdbeingdfounddunconscious.dInformationdfromdfamilydme
mbersdindicateddthatdthedpatientdhaddleftdadsuicidednotedanddtakingdadlargedamountdofdLSDd(
adhallucinogenic).dWhatdICDd10dCMdcodesdaredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-
T40.8X2A,dR40.20
Ad45-year-
olddmaledpatientdhasddevelopeddindulcerdondhisdupperdback.dHedhasdhadddiabetesdfordmanyd
, yearsdanddisdondinsulin.dThedphysicianddeterminesdthatdthedulcerdisdduedtodhisddiabetes.dWh
atdICDd10dCMdcodedaredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-E11.622,dL98.429,dZ79.4
Ad63-year-
olddfractureddherdscaphoiddbonedindherdrightdwristdthreedmonthsdagodindandaccident.dShedno
wdpresentsdwithdadnon-uniondofdthedscaphoiddbone.dWhatdICDd10dCMdcodedisdreported?d-
dCORRECTddANSWER-S62.001K
Adcodedthatdhasdalldthedwordsdthatddescribedthedcodedfollowingditdisdcalleddwhatdtypedofdcod
e?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-standdalone
Adconditiondwheredthedthyroiddisdoveractivedisdcalled:d-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thyrotoxicosis
Adlabdtestdrevealsdandexcessivedleveldofdalcoholdindthedblood.dWhatdICD-10-
CMdcodedisdreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-R78.0
AdlistdofdthedunlisteddproceduresdfordusedindadspecificdsectiondofdthedCPTdmanualdisdcontain
eddin:d-dCORRECTddANSWER-Guidelines
Adpatientdisddiagnoseddwithdinflammationdofdthedtestesdanddepididymis.dThedmedicaldtermdf
ordthisdconditiondis:d-dCORRECTddANSWER-Orchiepididymitis
Adpatientdpresentsdwithdworriesdshedisdatdriskdfordcancer.dShedasksdfordtestsdtodverifydwheth
erdshedhasdcancer.dThedtestdcomesdbackdnormal.dWhatdtypedofdservicedisdthisdconsidered?d
-dCORRECTddANSWER-screeningdservices
Adpatientdwasdadmitteddthreedweeksdfollowingdadnormaldvaginalddeliverydwithdadpostpartum
dbreastdabscess.dWhatdICDd10dcodedshoulddbedreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-O91.12
AdpatientdwithdAIDSdpresentsdfordfollowdupdcare.dAndNKd(naturaldkillerdcell)dtotaldcountdisdor
dered.dWhatdCPTdcodedis/aredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-86357-
dAlthoughdtheredaredadnumberdofdcellsdthatdattackdvirusesdanddotherdinfectiousdorganisms,d
NKdcellsdaredspecificallydidentifieddbydcoded86357.dIndthedCPTdIndex,dseedNaturaldKillerd(N
K)dCells.
AdpatientdwithdAIDSdpresentsdfordfollowdupdcare.dThedtotaldT-
celldcountdisdordereddtodevaluatedanydprogressiondofdtheddisease.dWhatdCPTdcodedisdreport
ed?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-86359-dCoded86359disdfordtotaldT-
celldcount.dIfdotherdstudiesdweredperformeddanddtheydwerednotdordereddtheydmaydnotdbedbill
ed,dnodmatterdhowdseeminglydappropriate.dIndthedCPTdIndex,dlookdfordTdCells/Count.
Advirusdisdidentifieddbydobservingdgrowthdpatternsdondcultureddmedia.dWhatdisdthisdtypedofdi
dentificationdisdcalled?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-Presumptive-
dPresumptivedidentificationdidentifiesdmicroorganismsdlikedbydvirusesdbydobservingdgrowthd
patternsdanddotherdcharacteristics.
Answers
______disdadtermdstandingdfordenlargementdofdthedheartd-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Cardiomegaly
cardio=dheartdmegaly=denlargement
20-year-
olddcomesdintodthedEDdwithdsymptomsdofdadseveredheadache,dvomiting,dstiffdneck,danddfev
er.dThedEDdphysiciandsuspectsdthatdthedmeningitisdisdbacterialdanddperformsdadlumberdpun
cture.dThedEDdphysiciandreviewsdthedresultsdindthedpatientdisdadmitteddindthedhospitaldfordm
eningitis.dThedEDdphysiciandsuspectsdthatdthedmeningitisdisdbacterial.dWhichdICDd10dCMdco
dedisdreporteddbydthedEDdphysician?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-G03.9
44-year-
olddmaledwithdbiplanarddeformitydacquireddlimbdlengthddiscrepanciesdindtibialdnonuniondhas
dundergoneddeformitydcorrection.dHednowdrequiresdexchangedofdandexternaldfixationdstrutd4
5ddaysdpostoperatively.dThedintraoperativedmountingdparameterddeformitydparametersdan
ddinitialdstrutdsettingsdaredinserteddintodthedcomputerdpriordtodJim'sddischargedanddaddailydsc
heduledisdgenerateddfordhimdtodperformdthedgradualddeformitydcorrectiondnecessary.dWhatd
CPTdcodedshoulddreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-20697
45dyeardolddfemaledwithdmalignantdMulleriandductdcancerdisdreceivingdherdfirstdtreatmentdofd
chemotherapy.dWhatddiagnosisdcodesdaredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Z51.11,dC57.7
Ad28-year-
olddmaledwasdrusheddtodthedEDdafterdbeingdfounddunconscious.dInformationdfromdfamilydme
mbersdindicateddthatdthedpatientdhaddleftdadsuicidednotedanddtakingdadlargedamountdofdLSDd(
adhallucinogenic).dWhatdICDd10dCMdcodesdaredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-
T40.8X2A,dR40.20
Ad45-year-
olddmaledpatientdhasddevelopeddindulcerdondhisdupperdback.dHedhasdhadddiabetesdfordmanyd
, yearsdanddisdondinsulin.dThedphysicianddeterminesdthatdthedulcerdisdduedtodhisddiabetes.dWh
atdICDd10dCMdcodedaredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-E11.622,dL98.429,dZ79.4
Ad63-year-
olddfractureddherdscaphoiddbonedindherdrightdwristdthreedmonthsdagodindandaccident.dShedno
wdpresentsdwithdadnon-uniondofdthedscaphoiddbone.dWhatdICDd10dCMdcodedisdreported?d-
dCORRECTddANSWER-S62.001K
Adcodedthatdhasdalldthedwordsdthatddescribedthedcodedfollowingditdisdcalleddwhatdtypedofdcod
e?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-standdalone
Adconditiondwheredthedthyroiddisdoveractivedisdcalled:d-dCORRECTddANSWER-
Thyrotoxicosis
Adlabdtestdrevealsdandexcessivedleveldofdalcoholdindthedblood.dWhatdICD-10-
CMdcodedisdreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-R78.0
AdlistdofdthedunlisteddproceduresdfordusedindadspecificdsectiondofdthedCPTdmanualdisdcontain
eddin:d-dCORRECTddANSWER-Guidelines
Adpatientdisddiagnoseddwithdinflammationdofdthedtestesdanddepididymis.dThedmedicaldtermdf
ordthisdconditiondis:d-dCORRECTddANSWER-Orchiepididymitis
Adpatientdpresentsdwithdworriesdshedisdatdriskdfordcancer.dShedasksdfordtestsdtodverifydwheth
erdshedhasdcancer.dThedtestdcomesdbackdnormal.dWhatdtypedofdservicedisdthisdconsidered?d
-dCORRECTddANSWER-screeningdservices
Adpatientdwasdadmitteddthreedweeksdfollowingdadnormaldvaginalddeliverydwithdadpostpartum
dbreastdabscess.dWhatdICDd10dcodedshoulddbedreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-O91.12
AdpatientdwithdAIDSdpresentsdfordfollowdupdcare.dAndNKd(naturaldkillerdcell)dtotaldcountdisdor
dered.dWhatdCPTdcodedis/aredreported?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-86357-
dAlthoughdtheredaredadnumberdofdcellsdthatdattackdvirusesdanddotherdinfectiousdorganisms,d
NKdcellsdaredspecificallydidentifieddbydcoded86357.dIndthedCPTdIndex,dseedNaturaldKillerd(N
K)dCells.
AdpatientdwithdAIDSdpresentsdfordfollowdupdcare.dThedtotaldT-
celldcountdisdordereddtodevaluatedanydprogressiondofdtheddisease.dWhatdCPTdcodedisdreport
ed?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-86359-dCoded86359disdfordtotaldT-
celldcount.dIfdotherdstudiesdweredperformeddanddtheydwerednotdordereddtheydmaydnotdbedbill
ed,dnodmatterdhowdseeminglydappropriate.dIndthedCPTdIndex,dlookdfordTdCells/Count.
Advirusdisdidentifieddbydobservingdgrowthdpatternsdondcultureddmedia.dWhatdisdthisdtypedofdi
dentificationdisdcalled?d-dCORRECTddANSWER-Presumptive-
dPresumptivedidentificationdidentifiesdmicroorganismsdlikedbydvirusesdbydobservingdgrowthd
patternsdanddotherdcharacteristics.