AAPC CRC exam 10 Questions with
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S72.052B, B20 - correct answer ✔✔A patient is admitted to the hospital for repair of an open
fracture, type 1, of the head of the left femur. The patient has been previously diagnosed with
symptomatic HIV. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for the admission?
A41.9, R65.20, N17.9 - correct answer ✔✔A 22-year-old female is admitted to ICU for acute
renal (kidney) failure due to sepsis (causal organism unknown). Which ICD-10-CM codes are
reported in the correct sequencing?
J15.212 - correct answer ✔✔A patient is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Testing
indicates the patient's pneumonia is due to Staphylococcus aureus and is methicillin resistant
(MRSA). What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
A41.9, R65.20, N17.9 - correct answer ✔✔A 22-year-old female is admitted to ICU for acute
renal (kidney) failure due to sepsis (causal organism unknown).
Applying the coding concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.1.d.1.b, what ICD-10-CM codes are
reported (in the correct sequencing)?
D64.81, C56.9, T45.1X5A - correct answer ✔✔A 45-year-old female with ovarian cancer visits
her oncologist to receive an injection of Procrit®. The Procrit® has been prescribed to her for
treatment of her anemia resulting from antineoplastic chemotherapy treatment. Applying the
coding concept from ICD-10-CM guidelines I.C.2.c.2. What ICD-10-CM codes should be
reported?
C61, D63.0 - correct answer ✔✔Mr. McFarland visits his oncologist for prostate cancer. He is
reporting more fatigue than usual. Lab tests determine the patient has anemia due to the
,cancer. Applying the coding concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.2.c.1., what ICD-10-CM codes
should be reported for the visit?
E11.9, Z79.84 - correct answer ✔✔A 12-year-old's diabetes mellitus is well controlled with oral
antidiabetic medications. The patient has no complications. Applying the coding concept from
ICD-10-CM guidelines I.C.4.a.1., I.C.4.a.2., and I.C.4.a.3, what ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported?
F90.0 - correct answer ✔✔A mother brings her son into the doctor because he has been getting
in trouble in school for his behavior. He is not paying attention or following the instructions. He
is constantly losing his pencil and forgetting to bring in his homework. After evaluating the child,
the provider diagnoses him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), predominately
inattentive type, and sends the patient for a consultation with a psychiatrist to see if medication
can help. Select the diagnosis code.
G89.21, M54.5 - correct answer ✔✔Mr. Timmins fell off a roof and suffered a spinal injury. As a
result of the injury, he has been suffering from chronic pain in his lower back for several years.
Today, he presents for insertion of a neurostimulator for pain control. Applying the coding
concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.6.b.1.a and I.C.6.b.1.b.ii, what ICD-10-CM codes should
be reported for the pain? Do not code the external cause codes (discussed later in the
curriculum).
H40.1312, H40.1321 - correct answer ✔✔A patient presents with pigmentary glaucoma
bilaterally, moderate stage on the right, mild stage on the left. Reference ICD-10-CM guideline
I.C.7.a.3. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
H81.01 - correct answer ✔✔A patient sees her provider for spontaneous episodes of vertigo
lasting 30 minutes each, fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus. The provider performs a hearing
test and confirms hearing loss in the right ear. The provider documents the patient has
Meniere's disease in the right ear. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is (are) reported?
,Hypertension and chronic kidney disease - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following does NOT
require documentation for a cause-and-effect relationship to be coded? (Reference guideline
I.C.9.a.2 and I.C.9.a.3)
Worsening or decompensation of asthma or COPD - correct answer ✔✔What is an acute
exacerbation of asthma or COPD? (Reference ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.10.a.1)
When it occurs after admission. - correct answer ✔✔When do you code acute respiratory
failure as a secondary diagnosis?
R75 - correct answer ✔✔When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-
10-CM code is assigned
Any complication associated with diabetes. - correct answer ✔✔What does the 4th character in
diabetes mellitus diabetes codes indicate?
The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia. - correct answer
✔✔According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due
to malignancy, how is it reported?
J12.0 - correct answer ✔✔Pneumonia due to adenovirus. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
G43.B1 - correct answer ✔✔A 32 year-old patient with an ophthalmoplegic migraine is not
responding to medication and is admitted to the observation unit. What ICD-10-CM code is
reported?
I25.10 - correct answer ✔✔Patient with coronary arteriosclerosis disease (CAD) sees his
cardiologist to discuss a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). This will be the patient's first
CABG. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
, E00.9, F79 - correct answer ✔✔A lab screening shows congenital iodine-deficiency
hypothyroidism for an infant with identified intellectual disability. What ICD-10-CM code(s)
is/are reported?
M54.5 - correct answer ✔✔A patient returns to the provider for an injection to relieve low back
pain from a car accident. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
E05.00 - correct answer ✔✔Patient presents to this clinic with palpitations, weight loss, bulging
eyes and extreme nervousness. The tests ordered come back positive with Graves' disease.
Select the ICD-10-CM code(s) to report.
C78.5 - correct answer ✔✔What diagnosis code is reported for secondary neoplasm of the
descending colon?
D17.21, D17.1 - correct answer ✔✔A 32 year-old male was seen in the ASC for removal of two
lipomas. One was located on his back and the other was located on the right forearm. Both
involved subcutaneous tissue. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
S81.819A, B20 - correct answer ✔✔A 23 year-old patient presents to the Emergency
Department with a cut on his leg. He is a confirmed AIDS patient as documented in the record.
What ICD-10-CM codes should be reported?
I21.9 - correct answer ✔✔What ICD-10-CM code is used for the first episode of an acute
myocardial infarction?
I63.9 - correct answer ✔✔A patient presents to the ED with weakness on the left side and
aphasia. Tests are ordered and the patient is admitted with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
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S72.052B, B20 - correct answer ✔✔A patient is admitted to the hospital for repair of an open
fracture, type 1, of the head of the left femur. The patient has been previously diagnosed with
symptomatic HIV. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for the admission?
A41.9, R65.20, N17.9 - correct answer ✔✔A 22-year-old female is admitted to ICU for acute
renal (kidney) failure due to sepsis (causal organism unknown). Which ICD-10-CM codes are
reported in the correct sequencing?
J15.212 - correct answer ✔✔A patient is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Testing
indicates the patient's pneumonia is due to Staphylococcus aureus and is methicillin resistant
(MRSA). What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
A41.9, R65.20, N17.9 - correct answer ✔✔A 22-year-old female is admitted to ICU for acute
renal (kidney) failure due to sepsis (causal organism unknown).
Applying the coding concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.1.d.1.b, what ICD-10-CM codes are
reported (in the correct sequencing)?
D64.81, C56.9, T45.1X5A - correct answer ✔✔A 45-year-old female with ovarian cancer visits
her oncologist to receive an injection of Procrit®. The Procrit® has been prescribed to her for
treatment of her anemia resulting from antineoplastic chemotherapy treatment. Applying the
coding concept from ICD-10-CM guidelines I.C.2.c.2. What ICD-10-CM codes should be
reported?
C61, D63.0 - correct answer ✔✔Mr. McFarland visits his oncologist for prostate cancer. He is
reporting more fatigue than usual. Lab tests determine the patient has anemia due to the
,cancer. Applying the coding concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.2.c.1., what ICD-10-CM codes
should be reported for the visit?
E11.9, Z79.84 - correct answer ✔✔A 12-year-old's diabetes mellitus is well controlled with oral
antidiabetic medications. The patient has no complications. Applying the coding concept from
ICD-10-CM guidelines I.C.4.a.1., I.C.4.a.2., and I.C.4.a.3, what ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported?
F90.0 - correct answer ✔✔A mother brings her son into the doctor because he has been getting
in trouble in school for his behavior. He is not paying attention or following the instructions. He
is constantly losing his pencil and forgetting to bring in his homework. After evaluating the child,
the provider diagnoses him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), predominately
inattentive type, and sends the patient for a consultation with a psychiatrist to see if medication
can help. Select the diagnosis code.
G89.21, M54.5 - correct answer ✔✔Mr. Timmins fell off a roof and suffered a spinal injury. As a
result of the injury, he has been suffering from chronic pain in his lower back for several years.
Today, he presents for insertion of a neurostimulator for pain control. Applying the coding
concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.6.b.1.a and I.C.6.b.1.b.ii, what ICD-10-CM codes should
be reported for the pain? Do not code the external cause codes (discussed later in the
curriculum).
H40.1312, H40.1321 - correct answer ✔✔A patient presents with pigmentary glaucoma
bilaterally, moderate stage on the right, mild stage on the left. Reference ICD-10-CM guideline
I.C.7.a.3. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
H81.01 - correct answer ✔✔A patient sees her provider for spontaneous episodes of vertigo
lasting 30 minutes each, fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus. The provider performs a hearing
test and confirms hearing loss in the right ear. The provider documents the patient has
Meniere's disease in the right ear. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is (are) reported?
,Hypertension and chronic kidney disease - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following does NOT
require documentation for a cause-and-effect relationship to be coded? (Reference guideline
I.C.9.a.2 and I.C.9.a.3)
Worsening or decompensation of asthma or COPD - correct answer ✔✔What is an acute
exacerbation of asthma or COPD? (Reference ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.10.a.1)
When it occurs after admission. - correct answer ✔✔When do you code acute respiratory
failure as a secondary diagnosis?
R75 - correct answer ✔✔When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-
10-CM code is assigned
Any complication associated with diabetes. - correct answer ✔✔What does the 4th character in
diabetes mellitus diabetes codes indicate?
The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia. - correct answer
✔✔According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due
to malignancy, how is it reported?
J12.0 - correct answer ✔✔Pneumonia due to adenovirus. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
G43.B1 - correct answer ✔✔A 32 year-old patient with an ophthalmoplegic migraine is not
responding to medication and is admitted to the observation unit. What ICD-10-CM code is
reported?
I25.10 - correct answer ✔✔Patient with coronary arteriosclerosis disease (CAD) sees his
cardiologist to discuss a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). This will be the patient's first
CABG. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
, E00.9, F79 - correct answer ✔✔A lab screening shows congenital iodine-deficiency
hypothyroidism for an infant with identified intellectual disability. What ICD-10-CM code(s)
is/are reported?
M54.5 - correct answer ✔✔A patient returns to the provider for an injection to relieve low back
pain from a car accident. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
E05.00 - correct answer ✔✔Patient presents to this clinic with palpitations, weight loss, bulging
eyes and extreme nervousness. The tests ordered come back positive with Graves' disease.
Select the ICD-10-CM code(s) to report.
C78.5 - correct answer ✔✔What diagnosis code is reported for secondary neoplasm of the
descending colon?
D17.21, D17.1 - correct answer ✔✔A 32 year-old male was seen in the ASC for removal of two
lipomas. One was located on his back and the other was located on the right forearm. Both
involved subcutaneous tissue. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
S81.819A, B20 - correct answer ✔✔A 23 year-old patient presents to the Emergency
Department with a cut on his leg. He is a confirmed AIDS patient as documented in the record.
What ICD-10-CM codes should be reported?
I21.9 - correct answer ✔✔What ICD-10-CM code is used for the first episode of an acute
myocardial infarction?
I63.9 - correct answer ✔✔A patient presents to the ED with weakness on the left side and
aphasia. Tests are ordered and the patient is admitted with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
