CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
1. The suffix -ectomy means:
B. Surgical removal
A. To cut
B. Surgical removal
C. A permanent opening
D. Surgical repair
2. The acronym MMRV stands for: C. Measles,
A. Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine mumps, rubella,
B. Measles, mumps, and rosella vaccine and varicella
C. Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
D. Measles, mumps, rosella and varicella
3. Which of the following describes the
removal of fluid from a body cavity? D. Paracentesis
A. Arthrocentesis
B. Amniocentesis
C. Pericardiocentsis
D. Paracentesis
4. In the medical term myopathy, the suffix -
patchy means disease. What is diseased? B. Muscle
A. Mind
B. Muscle
C. Eye
D. Nervous system
5. Which of the following is not part of the
D. Cecum
small intes- tine?
A. Duodenum
B. Ileum
C. Jejunum
D. Cecum
, CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
6. Which of the following is on the right side of A. Appendix
the hu- man body?
A. Appendix
B. Sigmoid colon
C. Descending colon
D. Rectum
7. The midsagittal plane refers to what B. Middle
portion of the body?
A. Top
B. Middle
C. Bottom
D. Back
8. One of the six major scapulohumeral C. Teres
muscles:
a. temporalis
b. trapezius
c. teres
d. trigone
A. True
9. cpt codes 22840-22848 are modifier -62
exempt:
A. True
D. Exploration,
B. False
includ- ing
10. Wound exploration codes include the following enlargement, de-
ser- vices bridement, removal of
for-
eign bodies, minor
A. Exploration and repair
vessel
B. Exploration, including enlargement, removal of for- ligation and
repair
eign bodies, repair
, CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
C.Exploration, including enlargement, repair and
nec- essary grafting
D. Exploration, including enlargement, debridement,
, CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
removal of foreign bodies , minor vessel ligation principle
and repair diag- nosis
11. 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 clo- sure or scar revision
D. Amputation, arm through humerus; with
primary closure, secondary closure or scar
revision
12. What does the term "medical necessity"
mean?
A. Without treatment the patient will suffer
perma- nent 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. 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
1. The suffix -ectomy means:
B. Surgical removal
A. To cut
B. Surgical removal
C. A permanent opening
D. Surgical repair
2. The acronym MMRV stands for: C. Measles,
A. Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine mumps, rubella,
B. Measles, mumps, and rosella vaccine and varicella
C. Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
D. Measles, mumps, rosella and varicella
3. Which of the following describes the
removal of fluid from a body cavity? D. Paracentesis
A. Arthrocentesis
B. Amniocentesis
C. Pericardiocentsis
D. Paracentesis
4. In the medical term myopathy, the suffix -
patchy means disease. What is diseased? B. Muscle
A. Mind
B. Muscle
C. Eye
D. Nervous system
5. Which of the following is not part of the
D. Cecum
small intes- tine?
A. Duodenum
B. Ileum
C. Jejunum
D. Cecum
, CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
6. Which of the following is on the right side of A. Appendix
the hu- man body?
A. Appendix
B. Sigmoid colon
C. Descending colon
D. Rectum
7. The midsagittal plane refers to what B. Middle
portion of the body?
A. Top
B. Middle
C. Bottom
D. Back
8. One of the six major scapulohumeral C. Teres
muscles:
a. temporalis
b. trapezius
c. teres
d. trigone
A. True
9. cpt codes 22840-22848 are modifier -62
exempt:
A. True
D. Exploration,
B. False
includ- ing
10. Wound exploration codes include the following enlargement, de-
ser- vices bridement, removal of
for-
eign bodies, minor
A. Exploration and repair
vessel
B. Exploration, including enlargement, removal of for- ligation and
repair
eign bodies, repair
, CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
C.Exploration, including enlargement, repair and
nec- essary grafting
D. Exploration, including enlargement, debridement,
, CPC Exam Practice Questions for Medical Coding Prep
removal of foreign bodies , minor vessel ligation principle
and repair diag- nosis
11. 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 clo- sure or scar revision
D. Amputation, arm through humerus; with
primary closure, secondary closure or scar
revision
12. What does the term "medical necessity"
mean?
A. Without treatment the patient will suffer
perma- nent 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. 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
