CCMA Medical Coding Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
The act of unlawfully increasing the reimbursement amount for a
third party payer -
correct answer ✅Upcoding
What is the purpose of the ICD code? -
correct answer ✅Identifies the type of disease or symptom the
patient is experiencing
Which codes contain both letters and numbers and is used
currently in coding medical conditions? -
correct answer ✅ICD-10
Which of the following information should a medical assistant use
to first locate and assign an ICD-10-CM code ? -
correct answer ✅Alphabetic Index
___ codes are used when a person who may or may not be sick
encounters health service for some specific purpose? -
correct answer ✅Z Codes
CPT code purpose -
correct answer ✅Specifies the PROCEDURE that was performed.
, CCMA Medical Coding Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Which section of the CPT manual would the medical assistant look
under to obtain a code for a mammogram? -
correct answer ✅Radiology
A unique ten-digit number assigned to each physician for covered
health care providers -
correct answer ✅( NPI ) National Provider Identifier
ICD-10 code for a family history of chronic diseases -
correct answer ✅Z82
ICD-10 code for Type 2 Diabetes mellitus with multiple
complications -
correct answer ✅E11.7
Who assigns the ICD-10 code? -
correct answer ✅Physician
Proper code for a venipuncture procedure -
correct answer ✅36415
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
The act of unlawfully increasing the reimbursement amount for a
third party payer -
correct answer ✅Upcoding
What is the purpose of the ICD code? -
correct answer ✅Identifies the type of disease or symptom the
patient is experiencing
Which codes contain both letters and numbers and is used
currently in coding medical conditions? -
correct answer ✅ICD-10
Which of the following information should a medical assistant use
to first locate and assign an ICD-10-CM code ? -
correct answer ✅Alphabetic Index
___ codes are used when a person who may or may not be sick
encounters health service for some specific purpose? -
correct answer ✅Z Codes
CPT code purpose -
correct answer ✅Specifies the PROCEDURE that was performed.
, CCMA Medical Coding Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Which section of the CPT manual would the medical assistant look
under to obtain a code for a mammogram? -
correct answer ✅Radiology
A unique ten-digit number assigned to each physician for covered
health care providers -
correct answer ✅( NPI ) National Provider Identifier
ICD-10 code for a family history of chronic diseases -
correct answer ✅Z82
ICD-10 code for Type 2 Diabetes mellitus with multiple
complications -
correct answer ✅E11.7
Who assigns the ICD-10 code? -
correct answer ✅Physician
Proper code for a venipuncture procedure -
correct answer ✅36415
