IFPC PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Answer: MRI stands for
⫸ The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries Answer: The term
"Salpingo-Oophorectomy" refers to
⫸ Freezing Answer: Cryopreservation is a means of preserving
something through
⫸ Paracentesis Answer: Which of the following describes the removal
of fluid from a body cavity
⫸ Gastrotomy Answer: If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has
performed a
⫸ Muscle Answer: In the medical term myopathy the term pathy means
disease. What is diseased?
⫸ Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Answer: The acronym
MMRV stands for
,⫸ Outer bone located in the forearm Answer: The Radius is the
⫸ Hemic and Lymphatic Answer: The spleen belongs to what organ
system?
⫸ The distal portion Answer: The portion of the femur bone that helps
makes up the knee cap is considered what?
⫸ Middle Answer: The Midsagittal plane refers to what portion of the
body?
⫸ Cecum Answer: Which of the following is not part of the small
intestine?
⫸ Teres Answer: One of the six major scapulohumeral muscles
⫸ Where to esophagus joins the stomach Answer: The cardia fundus is
⫸ Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar
revision Answer: The full description of CPT code 24925 is:
⫸ The condition of the patient justifies the service provided Answer:
Medical necessity means what?
,⫸ 45392 Answer: Which of the following codes allows the use of
modifier 51?
⫸ It helps cover outpatient charges Answer: Which of the following
statements is not true regarding Medicare Part A
⫸ External cause codes are only used in the initial encounter. Answer:
Which of the following statements is false?
⫸ Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign
body(ies), minor vessel ligation, and repair Answer: Wound exploration
codes include the following service (s) :
⫸ I12.9, N18.3 Answer: What is the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for
malignant hypertension with stage III kidney disease?
⫸ S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030 Answer:
Lucy was standing on a chair in her apartment's kitchen trying to change
a light bulb when she slipped and fell. She struck the glass top stove,
which shattered. She presents to the ER with a simple laceration to her
left forearm that has embedded glass particles. Which is the correct
code(s)?
⫸ T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA Answer: Jim
was at a bonfire when he tripped and fell into the flames and sustained
multiple burns. He came to the emergency room via an ambulance and
was treated for second and third degree burns on his face, second degree
, burns on his upper arms and forearms, and third degree burns on the
fronts of his thighs Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ O63.0, O09.513, Z37.0 Answer: . A 35 year old woman who is
pregnant in her 38th week with her first child is admitted to the hospital.
She experiences a prolonged labor during the first stage and eventually
births a healthy baby boy. Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320 Answer: Henry was
playing baseball at the town's sports field and slid for home base where
he collided with another player. He presents to the emergency
department complaining of pain in the distal portion of his right middle
finger. It is swollen and deformed. The physician orders an x-ray and
diagnoses Henry with a displaced tuft fracture. He splints the finger,
provides narcotics for pain, and instructs Henry to follow-up with his
orthopedist in two weeks. Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ F15.20, F10.20, F41.1, F43.10 Answer: A 60 year old male is
admitted for detoxification and rehabilitation. He has continuously
abused amphetamines to the point that he cannot voluntarily stop on his
own and has become dependent upon them. He also has a long
documented history of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. He experiences
high levels of anxiety due to PTSD, which causes him to use and abuse
substances. Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ E11.319 Answer: A patient with uncontrolled type II diabetes is
experiencing blurred vision and an increase in floaters appearing in her
vision. She is diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. Which is the correct
code(s)?
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Answer: MRI stands for
⫸ The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries Answer: The term
"Salpingo-Oophorectomy" refers to
⫸ Freezing Answer: Cryopreservation is a means of preserving
something through
⫸ Paracentesis Answer: Which of the following describes the removal
of fluid from a body cavity
⫸ Gastrotomy Answer: If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has
performed a
⫸ Muscle Answer: In the medical term myopathy the term pathy means
disease. What is diseased?
⫸ Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Answer: The acronym
MMRV stands for
,⫸ Outer bone located in the forearm Answer: The Radius is the
⫸ Hemic and Lymphatic Answer: The spleen belongs to what organ
system?
⫸ The distal portion Answer: The portion of the femur bone that helps
makes up the knee cap is considered what?
⫸ Middle Answer: The Midsagittal plane refers to what portion of the
body?
⫸ Cecum Answer: Which of the following is not part of the small
intestine?
⫸ Teres Answer: One of the six major scapulohumeral muscles
⫸ Where to esophagus joins the stomach Answer: The cardia fundus is
⫸ Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar
revision Answer: The full description of CPT code 24925 is:
⫸ The condition of the patient justifies the service provided Answer:
Medical necessity means what?
,⫸ 45392 Answer: Which of the following codes allows the use of
modifier 51?
⫸ It helps cover outpatient charges Answer: Which of the following
statements is not true regarding Medicare Part A
⫸ External cause codes are only used in the initial encounter. Answer:
Which of the following statements is false?
⫸ Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign
body(ies), minor vessel ligation, and repair Answer: Wound exploration
codes include the following service (s) :
⫸ I12.9, N18.3 Answer: What is the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for
malignant hypertension with stage III kidney disease?
⫸ S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030 Answer:
Lucy was standing on a chair in her apartment's kitchen trying to change
a light bulb when she slipped and fell. She struck the glass top stove,
which shattered. She presents to the ER with a simple laceration to her
left forearm that has embedded glass particles. Which is the correct
code(s)?
⫸ T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA Answer: Jim
was at a bonfire when he tripped and fell into the flames and sustained
multiple burns. He came to the emergency room via an ambulance and
was treated for second and third degree burns on his face, second degree
, burns on his upper arms and forearms, and third degree burns on the
fronts of his thighs Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ O63.0, O09.513, Z37.0 Answer: . A 35 year old woman who is
pregnant in her 38th week with her first child is admitted to the hospital.
She experiences a prolonged labor during the first stage and eventually
births a healthy baby boy. Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320 Answer: Henry was
playing baseball at the town's sports field and slid for home base where
he collided with another player. He presents to the emergency
department complaining of pain in the distal portion of his right middle
finger. It is swollen and deformed. The physician orders an x-ray and
diagnoses Henry with a displaced tuft fracture. He splints the finger,
provides narcotics for pain, and instructs Henry to follow-up with his
orthopedist in two weeks. Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ F15.20, F10.20, F41.1, F43.10 Answer: A 60 year old male is
admitted for detoxification and rehabilitation. He has continuously
abused amphetamines to the point that he cannot voluntarily stop on his
own and has become dependent upon them. He also has a long
documented history of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. He experiences
high levels of anxiety due to PTSD, which causes him to use and abuse
substances. Which is the correct code(s)?
⫸ E11.319 Answer: A patient with uncontrolled type II diabetes is
experiencing blurred vision and an increase in floaters appearing in her
vision. She is diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. Which is the correct
code(s)?
