CPC GUIDELINES TESTS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When Mis Mit Macceptable Mto Mcode Msigns Mand Msymptoms? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-When Ma
Mdiagnosis Mhas Mnot Mbeen Mconfirmed
Should Msigns Mand Msymptoms Mthat Mare Massociated Mroutinely Mwith Ma Mdisease Mprocess Mbe
Massigned Mas Madditional Mcodes? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-No, Munless Motherwise Minstructed Mby
Mthe Mclassification
Should Msigns Mand Msymptoms Mthat Mare Mnot Massociated Mroutinely Mwith Ma Mdisease Mprocess Mbe
Massigned Mas Madditional Mcodes? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Yes.
If Mthe Msame Mcondition Mis Mdescribed Mas Mboth Macute Mand Mchronic, Mand Mseparate Msub-entries
Mexist Min Mthe MAlphabetic MIndex Mat Mthe Msame Mindentation Mlevel, Mhow Mshould Mthe
Mencounter Mbe Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Code Mboth Mand Msequence Mthe Macute Mcode
Mfirst.
,A Msingle Mcode Mused Mto Mclassify Mtwo Mdiagnoses, Mor Ma Mdiagnosis Mwith Man Massociated
Msecondary Mprocess(manifestation), Mor Ma Mdiagnosis Mwith Man Massociated Mcomplication Mis
Mreferred Mto Mas? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Combination MCode
The Mresidual Meffect Mafter Mthe Macute Mphase Mof Man Millness Mor Minjury Mhas Mterminated Mis
Mreferred Mto Mas? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Sequela M(Late MEffect)
Is Mthere Ma Mtime Mlimit Mon Mwhen Ma Msequela Mcan Mbe Mused M- MCORRECT MANSWER-No
When Mcoding Msequela Mhow Mmany Mcodes Mare Mrequired? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Two
The Mcondition Mof Mthe Msequela Mis Msequenced Mfirst
The Msequela Mcode Mis Msequenced Msecond
The Monly Mexception Mto Mthis Mis Mwhen Mmanifestations Mexist
When Mcoding Msequela Mshould Mthe Mcode Mfor Mthe Macute Mphase Mof Man Millness Mor Minjury
Mthat Mled Mto Mthe Msequela Mbe Mused? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-No
When Mcoding Mconditions Mdescribed Mas M"impending" Mor M"threatened", Mwhat Mshould Mbe
Mreported Mif Mit Mdid Moccur? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Code Mas Ma Mconfirmed Mdiagnosis
How Mmany Mtimes Mcan Meach Munique MICD-10-CM Mdiagnosis Mcode Mbe Mreported Mper
Mencounter? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Once. M
This Mapplies Mto Mbilateral Mconditions Mwhen Mthere Mare Mno Mdistinct Mcodes Midentifying Mlaterality
Mor Mtwo Mdifferent Mconditions Mclassified Mto Mthe Msame MICD-10-CM Mcode
If Mno Mbilateral Mcode Mis Mprovided Mand Mthe Mcondition Mis Mbilateral, Mhow Mshould Mthe
Mencounter Mbe Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Assign Mseparate Mcodes Mfor Mboth Mthe Mleft Mand
, Mright Mside. MIf Mthe Mside Mis Mnot Midentified Min Mthe MMR Massign Mthe Mcode Mfor Mthe
Munspecified Mside
Which Mphysician Mshould Mbe Mthe Mone Mresponsible Mfor Mdocumenting MBMI, Mnon-pressure
Mulcers, Mand Mpressure Mulcer Mstages? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Patient's Mprimary Mprovider
When Mshould MBMI Mcodes Mbe Mreported Mas Mfirst Mlisted Mdiagnosis?? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-
Never
How Mshould Mwe Mcode Msyndromes Musing MICD-10-CM Mguidelines M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Follow
Mthe Malphabetic Mindex Mguidance
When Mcoding Msyndromes Mand Mthe Malphabetic Mindex Mdoes Mnot Mproving Many Mguidance, Mhow
Mshould Mthe Mencounter Mbe Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Assign Mcodes Mfor Mthe Mdocumented
Mmanifestations Mof Mthe Msyndrome
Additional Mcodes Mfor Mmanifestations Mthat Mare Mnot Man Mintegral Mpart Mof Mthe Mdisease Mprocess
Mmay Malso Mbe Massigned Mwhen Mthe Mcondition Mdoes Mnot Mhave Ma Munique Mcode
When Mis Mit Mappropriate Mto Massign Mcodes Mfor Mcomplications Mof Mcare? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-
There Mmust Mbe Ma Mcause Mand Meffect Mrelationship Mbetween Mthe Mcare Mprovided Mand Mthe
Mcondition, Mand Man Mindication Min Mthe Mdocumentation Mthat Mit Mis Ma Mcomplication
If Mthe Mprovider Mdocuments M"borderline" Mdiagnosis Mat Mthe Mtime Mof Mdischarge, Mhow Mis Mthe
Mdiagnosis Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Diagnosis Mis Mcoded Mas Mconfirmed Munless Mthe
Mclassification Mprovides Ma Mspecific Mentry M(e.g., Mborderline Mdiabetes)
If Ma Mdefinitive Mdiagnosis Mhas Mnot Mbeen Mestablished Mby Mthe Mend Mof Mthe Mencounter, Mit Mis
Mappropriate Mto Mreport Mcodes Mfor M__________________ Min Mlieu Mof Ma Mdefinitive Mdiagnosis. M-
MCORRECT MANSWER-Sign(s0 Mand/or Msymptom(s)
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When Mis Mit Macceptable Mto Mcode Msigns Mand Msymptoms? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-When Ma
Mdiagnosis Mhas Mnot Mbeen Mconfirmed
Should Msigns Mand Msymptoms Mthat Mare Massociated Mroutinely Mwith Ma Mdisease Mprocess Mbe
Massigned Mas Madditional Mcodes? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-No, Munless Motherwise Minstructed Mby
Mthe Mclassification
Should Msigns Mand Msymptoms Mthat Mare Mnot Massociated Mroutinely Mwith Ma Mdisease Mprocess Mbe
Massigned Mas Madditional Mcodes? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Yes.
If Mthe Msame Mcondition Mis Mdescribed Mas Mboth Macute Mand Mchronic, Mand Mseparate Msub-entries
Mexist Min Mthe MAlphabetic MIndex Mat Mthe Msame Mindentation Mlevel, Mhow Mshould Mthe
Mencounter Mbe Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Code Mboth Mand Msequence Mthe Macute Mcode
Mfirst.
,A Msingle Mcode Mused Mto Mclassify Mtwo Mdiagnoses, Mor Ma Mdiagnosis Mwith Man Massociated
Msecondary Mprocess(manifestation), Mor Ma Mdiagnosis Mwith Man Massociated Mcomplication Mis
Mreferred Mto Mas? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Combination MCode
The Mresidual Meffect Mafter Mthe Macute Mphase Mof Man Millness Mor Minjury Mhas Mterminated Mis
Mreferred Mto Mas? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Sequela M(Late MEffect)
Is Mthere Ma Mtime Mlimit Mon Mwhen Ma Msequela Mcan Mbe Mused M- MCORRECT MANSWER-No
When Mcoding Msequela Mhow Mmany Mcodes Mare Mrequired? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Two
The Mcondition Mof Mthe Msequela Mis Msequenced Mfirst
The Msequela Mcode Mis Msequenced Msecond
The Monly Mexception Mto Mthis Mis Mwhen Mmanifestations Mexist
When Mcoding Msequela Mshould Mthe Mcode Mfor Mthe Macute Mphase Mof Man Millness Mor Minjury
Mthat Mled Mto Mthe Msequela Mbe Mused? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-No
When Mcoding Mconditions Mdescribed Mas M"impending" Mor M"threatened", Mwhat Mshould Mbe
Mreported Mif Mit Mdid Moccur? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Code Mas Ma Mconfirmed Mdiagnosis
How Mmany Mtimes Mcan Meach Munique MICD-10-CM Mdiagnosis Mcode Mbe Mreported Mper
Mencounter? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Once. M
This Mapplies Mto Mbilateral Mconditions Mwhen Mthere Mare Mno Mdistinct Mcodes Midentifying Mlaterality
Mor Mtwo Mdifferent Mconditions Mclassified Mto Mthe Msame MICD-10-CM Mcode
If Mno Mbilateral Mcode Mis Mprovided Mand Mthe Mcondition Mis Mbilateral, Mhow Mshould Mthe
Mencounter Mbe Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Assign Mseparate Mcodes Mfor Mboth Mthe Mleft Mand
, Mright Mside. MIf Mthe Mside Mis Mnot Midentified Min Mthe MMR Massign Mthe Mcode Mfor Mthe
Munspecified Mside
Which Mphysician Mshould Mbe Mthe Mone Mresponsible Mfor Mdocumenting MBMI, Mnon-pressure
Mulcers, Mand Mpressure Mulcer Mstages? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Patient's Mprimary Mprovider
When Mshould MBMI Mcodes Mbe Mreported Mas Mfirst Mlisted Mdiagnosis?? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-
Never
How Mshould Mwe Mcode Msyndromes Musing MICD-10-CM Mguidelines M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Follow
Mthe Malphabetic Mindex Mguidance
When Mcoding Msyndromes Mand Mthe Malphabetic Mindex Mdoes Mnot Mproving Many Mguidance, Mhow
Mshould Mthe Mencounter Mbe Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Assign Mcodes Mfor Mthe Mdocumented
Mmanifestations Mof Mthe Msyndrome
Additional Mcodes Mfor Mmanifestations Mthat Mare Mnot Man Mintegral Mpart Mof Mthe Mdisease Mprocess
Mmay Malso Mbe Massigned Mwhen Mthe Mcondition Mdoes Mnot Mhave Ma Munique Mcode
When Mis Mit Mappropriate Mto Massign Mcodes Mfor Mcomplications Mof Mcare? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-
There Mmust Mbe Ma Mcause Mand Meffect Mrelationship Mbetween Mthe Mcare Mprovided Mand Mthe
Mcondition, Mand Man Mindication Min Mthe Mdocumentation Mthat Mit Mis Ma Mcomplication
If Mthe Mprovider Mdocuments M"borderline" Mdiagnosis Mat Mthe Mtime Mof Mdischarge, Mhow Mis Mthe
Mdiagnosis Mcoded? M- MCORRECT MANSWER-Diagnosis Mis Mcoded Mas Mconfirmed Munless Mthe
Mclassification Mprovides Ma Mspecific Mentry M(e.g., Mborderline Mdiabetes)
If Ma Mdefinitive Mdiagnosis Mhas Mnot Mbeen Mestablished Mby Mthe Mend Mof Mthe Mencounter, Mit Mis
Mappropriate Mto Mreport Mcodes Mfor M__________________ Min Mlieu Mof Ma Mdefinitive Mdiagnosis. M-
MCORRECT MANSWER-Sign(s0 Mand/or Msymptom(s)
