CPC 2023 practice exam
1. B. Surgical removal: The suffix -ectomy means:
A. To cut
B. Surgical removal
C. A permanent opening
D. Surgical repair
2. C. Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: The acronym MMRV stands for:
A. Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
B. Measles, mumps, and rosella vaccine
C. Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
D. Measles, mumps, rosella and varicella
3. D. Paracentesis: Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body
cavity?
A. Arthrocentesis
B. Amniocentesis
C. Pericardiocentsis
D. Paracentesis
4. B. Muscle: In the medical term myopathy, the suffix -patchy means disease. What
is diseased?
A. Mind
B. Muscle
C. Eye
D. Nervous system
5. D. Cecum: Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
A. Duodenum
B. Ileum
C. Jejunum
D. Cecum
6. A. Appendix: Which of the following is on the right side of the human body?
A. Appendix
B. Sigmoid colon
C. Descending colon
D. Rectum
7. B. Middle: The midsagittal plane refers to what portion of the body?
A. Top
B. Middle
C. Bottom
D. Back
8. C. Teres: One of the six major scapulohumeral muscles:
a. temporalis
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b. trapezius
c. teres
d. trigone
9. A. True: cpt codes 22840-22848 are modifier -62 exempt:
A. True
B. False
10. D. Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign
bodies, minor vessel ligation and repair: Wound exploration codes include the
following services
A. Exploration and repair
B. Exploration, including enlargement, removal of foreign bodies, repair
C. Exploration, including enlargement, repair and necessary grafting
D. Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign bodies ,
minor vessel ligation and repair
11. C. Amputation, arm through humorous ; secondary closure or scar revi-
sion: The full description of CPT code 24925 is:
A. Secondary closure or scar revision
B. Amputation, secondary closure or scar revision
C. Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar revision
D. Amputation, arm through humerus; with primary closure, secondary closure or
scar revision
12. C. The condition of the patient justifies the service provided: What does the
term "medical necessity" mean?
A. Without treatment the patient will suffer permanent disability or death
B. The service requires medical treatment
C. The condition of the patient justifies the service provided
D. The care provided med quality standards
13. C. External cause codes are used only in the initial encounter: Which of the
following statements is false?
A. External cause codes or morbidity codes are in the range V00-Y99
B. You may assign as many external cause codes as necessary a
C. External cause codes are used only in the initial encounter
D. External cause codes can never be a principle diagnosis
14. D. 45392: Which of the following codes allow the use of modifier 51?
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A. 20975
B. 93600
C. 93616
D. 45392
15. A. True: Catargory III codes are temporary codes for emerging technology,
services and procedures. If a category II code exists, it should be used instead of
an "unlisted procedure" code in category I
A. True
B. False
16. B. Before the services or procedure is provided to the patient: An ABN must
be signed when?
A. Once the insurance company had denied payment
B. Before the service or procedure is provided to the patient
C. After services are rendered, but before the claim is filled
D. Once the denied claim has been appealed at the highest level
17. D. It helps cover outpatient charges: Which of the following statements is not
true regarding Medicare part A?
A. It helps cover home health care charges
B. It helps covers skilled nursing facility charges
C. It helps cover hospice charges
D. It helps cover outpatient charges
18. D. Setting national standards regarding the transmission and use of pro-
tected health information: Which of the following is not one of the three compo-
nents of HIPAA that is enforced by the office for civil rights?
A. Protecting the privacy of individually identified health information
B. Setting national standards for the security of electronically protected health
information
C. Protecting identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and
improved patient safety
D. Setting national standards regarding the transmission and use of protected health
information
19. D. I12.9, N18.30: What is the correct ICD-10-CM codes for malignant hyperten-
sion with stage 3 kidney disease?
A. I10, N18.30
B. I12.9
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C. I10
D. I12.9, N18.30
20. D. S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25. XXXA, Y93. E9, Y92.030: 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)?
A. S51.812A, W18.02XA, W25.XXXA, Y92,030
B. S51.822A, W18.02XA, W25.XXXA, Y92.030, Y93.E9
C. S51.812A, Y02.030, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA
D. S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030
21. B. T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA: Jim was at a bonfire
where he tripped and fell into the flames, sustaining multiple burns. He arrived at
the emergency room via ambulance and was treated for second degree 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.
A. T20.20XA, T20.30XA, T22.259A, T22.219A, T24.319A, T31.42, X03.0XXA
B. T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA
C. T20.09XA, T22.099A, T24.099A, T31.64, X03.0XXA
D. T20.30XA, T22.299A, T24.319A, T.31.64, X03.0XXA
22. D. O63, O09.519, Z37.0: A 35 year old pregnant woman in her 38th week with
her first pregnancy is admitted to the hospital. She experiences a prolonged labor
during the first stage and eventually gives birth to a healthy baby boy..
A. O63.0,O09.519, Z37.0
B. O80, Z37.0
C. O80, O63.0, O09.519, Z37.0
D. O63, O09.519, Z37.0
23. A. S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320: Henry was playing baseball and
slid for home base where he collided with another player. He presents to the ER
complaining of pain in the distal portion of his right middle finger. It is swollen and
deformed. The physician orders an xray and diagnosis Henry with a displaced tuft
fracture. He splints the finger, provides narcotics for pain, and instructs Henry to
folow up with his orthopedist in 2 weeks.
A. S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320
B. S62.662A, Y93.64, W03.XXXA, Y92.320
C. S62.392, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320
D. S62.632, Y93.67, W03.XXXA, Y92.320
1. B. Surgical removal: The suffix -ectomy means:
A. To cut
B. Surgical removal
C. A permanent opening
D. Surgical repair
2. C. Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: The acronym MMRV stands for:
A. Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
B. Measles, mumps, and rosella vaccine
C. Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
D. Measles, mumps, rosella and varicella
3. D. Paracentesis: Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a body
cavity?
A. Arthrocentesis
B. Amniocentesis
C. Pericardiocentsis
D. Paracentesis
4. B. Muscle: In the medical term myopathy, the suffix -patchy means disease. What
is diseased?
A. Mind
B. Muscle
C. Eye
D. Nervous system
5. D. Cecum: Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
A. Duodenum
B. Ileum
C. Jejunum
D. Cecum
6. A. Appendix: Which of the following is on the right side of the human body?
A. Appendix
B. Sigmoid colon
C. Descending colon
D. Rectum
7. B. Middle: The midsagittal plane refers to what portion of the body?
A. Top
B. Middle
C. Bottom
D. Back
8. C. Teres: One of the six major scapulohumeral muscles:
a. temporalis
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b. trapezius
c. teres
d. trigone
9. A. True: cpt codes 22840-22848 are modifier -62 exempt:
A. True
B. False
10. D. Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign
bodies, minor vessel ligation and repair: Wound exploration codes include the
following services
A. Exploration and repair
B. Exploration, including enlargement, removal of foreign bodies, repair
C. Exploration, including enlargement, repair and necessary grafting
D. Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign bodies ,
minor vessel ligation and repair
11. C. Amputation, arm through humorous ; secondary closure or scar revi-
sion: The full description of CPT code 24925 is:
A. Secondary closure or scar revision
B. Amputation, secondary closure or scar revision
C. Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar revision
D. Amputation, arm through humerus; with primary closure, secondary closure or
scar revision
12. C. The condition of the patient justifies the service provided: What does the
term "medical necessity" mean?
A. Without treatment the patient will suffer permanent disability or death
B. The service requires medical treatment
C. The condition of the patient justifies the service provided
D. The care provided med quality standards
13. C. External cause codes are used only in the initial encounter: Which of the
following statements is false?
A. External cause codes or morbidity codes are in the range V00-Y99
B. You may assign as many external cause codes as necessary a
C. External cause codes are used only in the initial encounter
D. External cause codes can never be a principle diagnosis
14. D. 45392: Which of the following codes allow the use of modifier 51?
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A. 20975
B. 93600
C. 93616
D. 45392
15. A. True: Catargory III codes are temporary codes for emerging technology,
services and procedures. If a category II code exists, it should be used instead of
an "unlisted procedure" code in category I
A. True
B. False
16. B. Before the services or procedure is provided to the patient: An ABN must
be signed when?
A. Once the insurance company had denied payment
B. Before the service or procedure is provided to the patient
C. After services are rendered, but before the claim is filled
D. Once the denied claim has been appealed at the highest level
17. D. It helps cover outpatient charges: Which of the following statements is not
true regarding Medicare part A?
A. It helps cover home health care charges
B. It helps covers skilled nursing facility charges
C. It helps cover hospice charges
D. It helps cover outpatient charges
18. D. Setting national standards regarding the transmission and use of pro-
tected health information: Which of the following is not one of the three compo-
nents of HIPAA that is enforced by the office for civil rights?
A. Protecting the privacy of individually identified health information
B. Setting national standards for the security of electronically protected health
information
C. Protecting identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and
improved patient safety
D. Setting national standards regarding the transmission and use of protected health
information
19. D. I12.9, N18.30: What is the correct ICD-10-CM codes for malignant hyperten-
sion with stage 3 kidney disease?
A. I10, N18.30
B. I12.9
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C. I10
D. I12.9, N18.30
20. D. S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25. XXXA, Y93. E9, Y92.030: 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)?
A. S51.812A, W18.02XA, W25.XXXA, Y92,030
B. S51.822A, W18.02XA, W25.XXXA, Y92.030, Y93.E9
C. S51.812A, Y02.030, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA
D. S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030
21. B. T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA: Jim was at a bonfire
where he tripped and fell into the flames, sustaining multiple burns. He arrived at
the emergency room via ambulance and was treated for second degree 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.
A. T20.20XA, T20.30XA, T22.259A, T22.219A, T24.319A, T31.42, X03.0XXA
B. T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA
C. T20.09XA, T22.099A, T24.099A, T31.64, X03.0XXA
D. T20.30XA, T22.299A, T24.319A, T.31.64, X03.0XXA
22. D. O63, O09.519, Z37.0: A 35 year old pregnant woman in her 38th week with
her first pregnancy is admitted to the hospital. She experiences a prolonged labor
during the first stage and eventually gives birth to a healthy baby boy..
A. O63.0,O09.519, Z37.0
B. O80, Z37.0
C. O80, O63.0, O09.519, Z37.0
D. O63, O09.519, Z37.0
23. A. S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320: Henry was playing baseball and
slid for home base where he collided with another player. He presents to the ER
complaining of pain in the distal portion of his right middle finger. It is swollen and
deformed. The physician orders an xray and diagnosis Henry with a displaced tuft
fracture. He splints the finger, provides narcotics for pain, and instructs Henry to
folow up with his orthopedist in 2 weeks.
A. S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320
B. S62.662A, Y93.64, W03.XXXA, Y92.320
C. S62.392, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320
D. S62.632, Y93.67, W03.XXXA, Y92.320
