AAPC CPC Practice Exam A Questions
and Answers (2025/2026) (Verified
Answers)
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
Ans: 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.
Quiz 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.
Ans: 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.
Quiz 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
Ans: 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
and Answers (2025/2026) (Verified
Answers)
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
Ans: 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.
Quiz 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.
Ans: 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.
Quiz 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
Ans: 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
