AAPC CPC Practice Exam A
Which statement is TRUE for reporting external cause codes of morbidity (V00-Y99)?
A. All external cause codes do not require a seventh character.
B. Only report one external cause code to fully explain each cause.
C. Report code Y92.9 if the place of occurrence is not stated.
D. External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code - Answer-D.
External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code
Multiple choice D is the correct answer. The ICD-10-CM guidelines for the External Causes Of Morbidity
(V00-Y99) is in Section I.C.20.
Which statement is TRUE about reporting codes for diabetes mellitus?
A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record the default type is E11.- Type
2 diabetes mellitus.
B. When a patient uses insulin, Type 1 is always reported.
C. The age of the patient is a sole determining factor to report Type 1.
, D. When assigning codes for diabetes and its associated condition(s), the code(s) from category E08-E13
are not reported as a primary code. - Answer-A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in
the medical record the default type is E11.- Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for diabetes mellitus are found in Section I.C.4. Multiple choice A is the
correct answer, this guideline is in Section I.C.4.a.2.
What is NOT included in CPT® surgical package?
A. Typical postoperative follow-up care
B. One related Evaluation and Management service on the same date of the procedure
C. Returning to the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
D. Evaluating the patient in the post-anesthesia recovery area - Answer-C. Returning to the operating
room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
The CPT® surgical package definition is in the Surgery Guidelines found in the CPT® code book (right
after the Anesthesia section of codes). Multiple choice C is the correct answer, because modifier 78 is
reported on a procedure code to indicate a patient's return to the OR for a complication (unplanned
return) that has occurred during the postoperative period of the initial procedure.
What is PHI?
A. Physician-health care interchange
B. Private health insurance
C. Protected health information
D. Provider identified incident-to - Answer-C. Protected health information
Protected health information under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is
any information, whether oral or recorded, in any form or medium that is created or received by a
Which statement is TRUE for reporting external cause codes of morbidity (V00-Y99)?
A. All external cause codes do not require a seventh character.
B. Only report one external cause code to fully explain each cause.
C. Report code Y92.9 if the place of occurrence is not stated.
D. External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code - Answer-D.
External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code
Multiple choice D is the correct answer. The ICD-10-CM guidelines for the External Causes Of Morbidity
(V00-Y99) is in Section I.C.20.
Which statement is TRUE about reporting codes for diabetes mellitus?
A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record the default type is E11.- Type
2 diabetes mellitus.
B. When a patient uses insulin, Type 1 is always reported.
C. The age of the patient is a sole determining factor to report Type 1.
, D. When assigning codes for diabetes and its associated condition(s), the code(s) from category E08-E13
are not reported as a primary code. - Answer-A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in
the medical record the default type is E11.- Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for diabetes mellitus are found in Section I.C.4. Multiple choice A is the
correct answer, this guideline is in Section I.C.4.a.2.
What is NOT included in CPT® surgical package?
A. Typical postoperative follow-up care
B. One related Evaluation and Management service on the same date of the procedure
C. Returning to the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
D. Evaluating the patient in the post-anesthesia recovery area - Answer-C. Returning to the operating
room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
The CPT® surgical package definition is in the Surgery Guidelines found in the CPT® code book (right
after the Anesthesia section of codes). Multiple choice C is the correct answer, because modifier 78 is
reported on a procedure code to indicate a patient's return to the OR for a complication (unplanned
return) that has occurred during the postoperative period of the initial procedure.
What is PHI?
A. Physician-health care interchange
B. Private health insurance
C. Protected health information
D. Provider identified incident-to - Answer-C. Protected health information
Protected health information under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is
any information, whether oral or recorded, in any form or medium that is created or received by a
