Updated New!! AAPC CPC Final Exam
2023-2024/ AAPC CPC Coding Exam the
Certification Step Final Exam
Where is the hypertension table located in ICD-10-CM? --------- Answer --------- there is
no hypertension table in ICD-10-CM
Which statement is true regarding codes for hypertension and heart disease in ICD-10-
CM? --------- Answer --------- Hypertension and heart disease without a stated casual
relationship must be coded separately.
What information is needed in order to accurately code hypertension retinopathy in ICD-
10-CM? --------- Answer --------- The affected eye(s)
The provider orders the following serum blood tests as part of a pre-employment
physical exam. The patient goes to the local hospital for the following tests: CBC
automated and automated differential WBC count (85025), comprehensive metabolic
panel (80053), and a thyroid stimulating hormone assay (84443), all part of the general
health panel. A drug screen for multiple drug classes was also collected (80100). What
diagnosis code is reported? --------- Answer --------- Z02.1
What ICD 10 CM code is reported for a patient who is a habitual abuser of cannabis? ---
------ Answer --------- F12.10
What codes, according to ICD 10 CM sequencing guidelines, describe a patient that has
heart disease due to malignant hypertension with left heart failure? --------- Answer -------
-- I11.0, 150.1
A 45-year-old male patient has developed in ulcer on his upper back. He has had
diabetes for many years and is on insulin. The physician determines that the ulcer is
due to his diabetes. What ICD 10 CM code are reported? --------- Answer ---------
E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
What does the root word cool/o stand for? --------- Answer --------- Vagina
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? --------- Answer --------- Chronic kidney
disease
The patient is in for in initial replacement of a leaking dialysis catheter. What ICD 10 CM
code is reported? --------- Answer --------- T82.43XA
, What is/are the external cause code(s) for a passenger involved in a MVA that lost
control on the highway and hit a guardrail? --------- Answer --------- Y92.411
A patient was admitted three weeks following a normal vaginal delivery with a
postpartum breast abscess. What ICD 10 code should be reported? --------- Answer -----
---- O91.12
A 28-year-old male was rushed to the ED after being found unconscious. Information
from family members indicated that the patient had left a suicide note and taking a large
amount of LSD (a hallucinogenic). What ICD 10 CM codes are reported? ---------
Answer --------- T40.8X2A, R40.20
A 63-year-old fractured her scaphoid bone in her right wrist three months ago in an
accident. She now presents with a non-union of the scaphoid bone. What ICD 10 CM
code is reported? --------- Answer --------- S62.001K
What three components are considered when relative value units are established? -------
-- Answer --------- Physician work, practice expense, malpractice insurance
What is the correct HCPCS Level II code for a removable metatarsal foot arch support
which is pre-molded? --------- Answer --------- L3050
What is another term for hives? --------- Answer --------- Urticaria
The patient has a suspicious lesion of the left Jolle line. Clinical diagnosis of this lesion
is unknown but due to the appearance malignancy is a realistic concern. The lesion was
excised into the suspicious that measuring .8 cm and margins of .1 cm on each side.
Hemostasis was achieved using light pressure. The wound was closed in layers using
5.0 Monocryl and 6.0 Prolene. Pathology revealed a benign nevus with clear margins.
What CPT and ICD 10 CM codes are reported? --------- Answer --------- 12051, 11441-
51, D23.39
44-year-old male with biplanar deformity acquired limb length discrepancies in tibial
nonunion has undergone deformity correction. He now requires exchange of an external
fixation strut 45 days postoperatively. The intraoperative mounting parameter deformity
parameters and initial strut settings are inserted into the computer prior to Jim's
discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the gradual deformity
correction necessary. What CPT code should reported? --------- Answer --------- 20697
A young female patient was taken to the operative suite, and was placed under
appropriate anesthesia. She has been suffering from pain and a potential rotator cuff
tear of the right shoulder. The right arm was sterilely draped and prepped. Arthroscopic
portals were created anteriorly- posteriorly. The joint line was carefully examined. The
biceps insertion was noted to be normal. The middle and inferior glenohumeral
ligaments were visualized in noted to be normal. The undersurface of the rotator cuff
was clearly visualized and also noted to be normal. There was a large anterior spur
2023-2024/ AAPC CPC Coding Exam the
Certification Step Final Exam
Where is the hypertension table located in ICD-10-CM? --------- Answer --------- there is
no hypertension table in ICD-10-CM
Which statement is true regarding codes for hypertension and heart disease in ICD-10-
CM? --------- Answer --------- Hypertension and heart disease without a stated casual
relationship must be coded separately.
What information is needed in order to accurately code hypertension retinopathy in ICD-
10-CM? --------- Answer --------- The affected eye(s)
The provider orders the following serum blood tests as part of a pre-employment
physical exam. The patient goes to the local hospital for the following tests: CBC
automated and automated differential WBC count (85025), comprehensive metabolic
panel (80053), and a thyroid stimulating hormone assay (84443), all part of the general
health panel. A drug screen for multiple drug classes was also collected (80100). What
diagnosis code is reported? --------- Answer --------- Z02.1
What ICD 10 CM code is reported for a patient who is a habitual abuser of cannabis? ---
------ Answer --------- F12.10
What codes, according to ICD 10 CM sequencing guidelines, describe a patient that has
heart disease due to malignant hypertension with left heart failure? --------- Answer -------
-- I11.0, 150.1
A 45-year-old male patient has developed in ulcer on his upper back. He has had
diabetes for many years and is on insulin. The physician determines that the ulcer is
due to his diabetes. What ICD 10 CM code are reported? --------- Answer ---------
E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
What does the root word cool/o stand for? --------- Answer --------- Vagina
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? --------- Answer --------- Chronic kidney
disease
The patient is in for in initial replacement of a leaking dialysis catheter. What ICD 10 CM
code is reported? --------- Answer --------- T82.43XA
, What is/are the external cause code(s) for a passenger involved in a MVA that lost
control on the highway and hit a guardrail? --------- Answer --------- Y92.411
A patient was admitted three weeks following a normal vaginal delivery with a
postpartum breast abscess. What ICD 10 code should be reported? --------- Answer -----
---- O91.12
A 28-year-old male was rushed to the ED after being found unconscious. Information
from family members indicated that the patient had left a suicide note and taking a large
amount of LSD (a hallucinogenic). What ICD 10 CM codes are reported? ---------
Answer --------- T40.8X2A, R40.20
A 63-year-old fractured her scaphoid bone in her right wrist three months ago in an
accident. She now presents with a non-union of the scaphoid bone. What ICD 10 CM
code is reported? --------- Answer --------- S62.001K
What three components are considered when relative value units are established? -------
-- Answer --------- Physician work, practice expense, malpractice insurance
What is the correct HCPCS Level II code for a removable metatarsal foot arch support
which is pre-molded? --------- Answer --------- L3050
What is another term for hives? --------- Answer --------- Urticaria
The patient has a suspicious lesion of the left Jolle line. Clinical diagnosis of this lesion
is unknown but due to the appearance malignancy is a realistic concern. The lesion was
excised into the suspicious that measuring .8 cm and margins of .1 cm on each side.
Hemostasis was achieved using light pressure. The wound was closed in layers using
5.0 Monocryl and 6.0 Prolene. Pathology revealed a benign nevus with clear margins.
What CPT and ICD 10 CM codes are reported? --------- Answer --------- 12051, 11441-
51, D23.39
44-year-old male with biplanar deformity acquired limb length discrepancies in tibial
nonunion has undergone deformity correction. He now requires exchange of an external
fixation strut 45 days postoperatively. The intraoperative mounting parameter deformity
parameters and initial strut settings are inserted into the computer prior to Jim's
discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the gradual deformity
correction necessary. What CPT code should reported? --------- Answer --------- 20697
A young female patient was taken to the operative suite, and was placed under
appropriate anesthesia. She has been suffering from pain and a potential rotator cuff
tear of the right shoulder. The right arm was sterilely draped and prepped. Arthroscopic
portals were created anteriorly- posteriorly. The joint line was carefully examined. The
biceps insertion was noted to be normal. The middle and inferior glenohumeral
ligaments were visualized in noted to be normal. The undersurface of the rotator cuff
was clearly visualized and also noted to be normal. There was a large anterior spur
