Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Coding Guidelines
EXAM LATEST 160 QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified
ANSWERS
What is secondary diabetes caused by? - answer>>Another condition or event (cystic fibrosis,
malignant neoplasm of pancreas, pancreatectomy, adverse effect of drug or poisoning
For patients who routinely use insulin, what code should be applied? - answer>>Long-term (current)
use of insulin Z79.4
Should Z79.4 long-term (current) use of insulin be assigned if insulin was given temporarily to bring a
patient's blood sugar under control during an encounter? - answer>>No.
The sequencing of the secondary diabetes codes in relationship to codes for the cause of the diabetes
is based on? - answer>>Tabular list instruction for categories E08, E09 and E13
Lack of insulin due to the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas is known as? -
answer>>Postpancreatectomy Diabetes Mellitus
How post-pancreatectomy diabetes mellitus be coded? - answer>>Postprocedural hyposulinemia
E89.1
Assign a code from E13
Assign Z90.41- acquired absence of pancreas
Secondary diabetes may be caused by? - answer>>Adverse effect of correctly administered
medications, poisoning or sequela of poisoning
What code should be applied for pain that is exclusively related to psychological disorders? -
answer>>F45.41
(G89 should not be assigned with this code unless there is documentation of a psychological
component for a patient with acute or chronic pain )
,The appropriate codes for "in remission" for Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive
substance use (F10-F19) are assigned on what basis? - answer>>Provider documentation
When the provider documentation refers to use, abuse and dependence of the same substance, how
many codes should be used to identify the pattern of use? - answer>>One
If both use and abuse of the same substance are documented, what should be assigned? -
answer>>Assign only the code for abuse
If both abuse and dependence of the same substance are documented, what should be assigned? -
answer>>Assign only the code for dependence
If use, abuse and dependence are all documented, what should be assigned? - answer>>Assign only
the code for dependence
If both use and dependence are documented, what should be assigned? - answer>>Assign only the
code for dependence
When referring to codes for psychoactive substance use, when is it appropriate to use codes from this
category - answer>>The codes are to be used only when the psychoactive substance use is associated
with a mental or behavioral disorder, and such a relationship is documented by the provider
For ambidextrous patients, which side is dominant? - answer>>The default should be dominant
If the left side is affected, which side is dominant? - answer>>The default is non-dominant
If the right side is affected, which side is dominant? - answer>>The default is dominant
, When coding pain, if the pain is not specified as acute or chronic, post-thoractomy, postprocedural, or
neoplasm related, how should the encounter be coded? - answer>>Do not assign codes from pain
category G89
When is it appropriate to assign a code from category G89 pain when the underlying (definitive)
diagnosis is known? - answer>>When the reason for the counter is pain control/management and not
management of the underlying condition
When an admission or ecnounter is for a procedure aimed at treating the underlying condition that is
causing the patient pain, how should the encounter be coded? - answer>>A code for the underlying
condition should be assigned as the principal diagnosis. No code from category G89 should be assigned
When is it appropriate to assign a pain code from category G89 as principal or first listed diagnosis? -
answer>>When pain control or pain management is the reason for the admission/encounter; the
underlying cause of the pain should be reported as an additional diagnosis if known
When a patient is admitted for the insertion of a neurostimulator for pain control
When an admission or encounter is for a procedure aimed at treating the underlying condition and a
neurostimulator is inserted for pain control during the same admission/encounter, how should the
encounter be coded? - answer>>A code for the underlying condition should be assigned first; followed
by the appropriate pain code
When coding pain, if the code describes the site of the pain, but does not fully describe whether the
pain is acute or chronic, how should the encounter be coded? - answer>>Both codes should be
assigned
Code that describes the site of the pain and a code for acute and/or chronic pain
When coding pain if the encounter is for pain control or pain management, how should the encounter
be coded? - answer>>Assign the code from category G89, followed by the code identifying the specific
site of pain
EXAM LATEST 160 QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified
ANSWERS
What is secondary diabetes caused by? - answer>>Another condition or event (cystic fibrosis,
malignant neoplasm of pancreas, pancreatectomy, adverse effect of drug or poisoning
For patients who routinely use insulin, what code should be applied? - answer>>Long-term (current)
use of insulin Z79.4
Should Z79.4 long-term (current) use of insulin be assigned if insulin was given temporarily to bring a
patient's blood sugar under control during an encounter? - answer>>No.
The sequencing of the secondary diabetes codes in relationship to codes for the cause of the diabetes
is based on? - answer>>Tabular list instruction for categories E08, E09 and E13
Lack of insulin due to the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas is known as? -
answer>>Postpancreatectomy Diabetes Mellitus
How post-pancreatectomy diabetes mellitus be coded? - answer>>Postprocedural hyposulinemia
E89.1
Assign a code from E13
Assign Z90.41- acquired absence of pancreas
Secondary diabetes may be caused by? - answer>>Adverse effect of correctly administered
medications, poisoning or sequela of poisoning
What code should be applied for pain that is exclusively related to psychological disorders? -
answer>>F45.41
(G89 should not be assigned with this code unless there is documentation of a psychological
component for a patient with acute or chronic pain )
,The appropriate codes for "in remission" for Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive
substance use (F10-F19) are assigned on what basis? - answer>>Provider documentation
When the provider documentation refers to use, abuse and dependence of the same substance, how
many codes should be used to identify the pattern of use? - answer>>One
If both use and abuse of the same substance are documented, what should be assigned? -
answer>>Assign only the code for abuse
If both abuse and dependence of the same substance are documented, what should be assigned? -
answer>>Assign only the code for dependence
If use, abuse and dependence are all documented, what should be assigned? - answer>>Assign only
the code for dependence
If both use and dependence are documented, what should be assigned? - answer>>Assign only the
code for dependence
When referring to codes for psychoactive substance use, when is it appropriate to use codes from this
category - answer>>The codes are to be used only when the psychoactive substance use is associated
with a mental or behavioral disorder, and such a relationship is documented by the provider
For ambidextrous patients, which side is dominant? - answer>>The default should be dominant
If the left side is affected, which side is dominant? - answer>>The default is non-dominant
If the right side is affected, which side is dominant? - answer>>The default is dominant
, When coding pain, if the pain is not specified as acute or chronic, post-thoractomy, postprocedural, or
neoplasm related, how should the encounter be coded? - answer>>Do not assign codes from pain
category G89
When is it appropriate to assign a code from category G89 pain when the underlying (definitive)
diagnosis is known? - answer>>When the reason for the counter is pain control/management and not
management of the underlying condition
When an admission or ecnounter is for a procedure aimed at treating the underlying condition that is
causing the patient pain, how should the encounter be coded? - answer>>A code for the underlying
condition should be assigned as the principal diagnosis. No code from category G89 should be assigned
When is it appropriate to assign a pain code from category G89 as principal or first listed diagnosis? -
answer>>When pain control or pain management is the reason for the admission/encounter; the
underlying cause of the pain should be reported as an additional diagnosis if known
When a patient is admitted for the insertion of a neurostimulator for pain control
When an admission or encounter is for a procedure aimed at treating the underlying condition and a
neurostimulator is inserted for pain control during the same admission/encounter, how should the
encounter be coded? - answer>>A code for the underlying condition should be assigned first; followed
by the appropriate pain code
When coding pain, if the code describes the site of the pain, but does not fully describe whether the
pain is acute or chronic, how should the encounter be coded? - answer>>Both codes should be
assigned
Code that describes the site of the pain and a code for acute and/or chronic pain
When coding pain if the encounter is for pain control or pain management, how should the encounter
be coded? - answer>>Assign the code from category G89, followed by the code identifying the specific
site of pain
