CPC Practice Exam – 150 Questions (Certified Professional Coder Study Guide
and Exam Preparation Material)
Surgical removal - correct answer ✔✔The suffix -ectopy means
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - correct answer ✔✔MRI stands for
The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries - correct answer ✔✔The term "Salpingo-
Oophorectomy" refers to
Freezing - correct answer ✔✔Cryopreservation is a means of preserving something through
Paracentesis - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a
body cavity
Gastrotomy - correct answer ✔✔If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has performed a
Muscle - correct answer ✔✔In the medical term myopathy the term pathy means disease.
What is diseased?
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella - correct answer ✔✔The acronym MMRV stands for
Outer bone located in the forearm - correct answer ✔✔The Radius is the
Hemic and Lymphatic - correct answer ✔✔The spleen belongs to what organ system?
,The distal portion - correct answer ✔✔The portion of the femur bone that helps makes up the
knee cap is considered what?
Middle - correct answer ✔✔The Midsagittal plane refers to what portion of the body?
Cecum - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
Teres - correct answer ✔✔One of the six major scapulohumeral muscles
Where to esophagus joins the stomach - correct answer ✔✔The cardia fundus is
Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar revision - correct answer ✔✔The
full description of CPT code 24925 is:
The condition of the patient justifies the service provided - correct answer ✔✔Medical
necessity means what?
45392 - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following codes allows the use of modifier 51?
It helps cover outpatient charges - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following statements is not
true regarding Medicare Part A
External cause codes are only used in the initial encounter. - correct answer ✔✔Which of the
following statements is false?
Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign body(ies), minor vessel
ligation, and repair - correct answer ✔✔Wound exploration codes include the following service
(s) :
, I12.9, N18.3 - correct answer ✔✔What is the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for malignant
hypertension with stage III kidney disease?
S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030 - correct answer ✔✔Lucy was standing on a
chair in her apartment's kitchen trying to change a light bulb when she slipped and fell. She
struck the glass top stove, which shattered. She presents to the ER with a simple laceration to
her left forearm that has embedded glass particles. Which is the correct code(s)?
T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA - correct answer ✔✔Jim was at a bonfire
when he tripped and fell into the flames and sustained multiple burns. He came to the
emergency room via an ambulance and was treated for second and third degree burns on his
face, second degree burns on his upper arms and forearms, and third degree burns on the
fronts of his thighs Which is the correct code(s)?
O63.0, O09.513, Z37.0 - correct answer ✔✔. A 35 year old woman who is pregnant in her 38th
week with her first child is admitted to the hospital. She experiences a prolonged labor during
the first stage and eventually births a healthy baby boy. Which is the correct code(s)?
S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320 - correct answer ✔✔Henry was playing baseball at the
town's sports field and slid for home base where he collided with another player. He presents to
the emergency department complaining of pain in the distal portion of his right middle finger. It
is swollen and deformed. The physician orders an x-ray and diagnoses Henry with a displaced
tuft fracture. He splints the finger, provides narcotics for pain, and instructs Henry to follow-up
with his orthopedist in two weeks. Which is the correct code(s)?
F15.20, F10.20, F41.1, F43.10 - correct answer ✔✔A 60 year old male is admitted for
detoxification and rehabilitation. He has continuously abused amphetamines to the point that
he cannot voluntarily stop on his own and has become dependent upon them. He also has a
long documented history of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. He experiences high levels of anxiety
due to PTSD, which causes him to use and abuse substances. Which is the correct code(s)?
and Exam Preparation Material)
Surgical removal - correct answer ✔✔The suffix -ectopy means
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - correct answer ✔✔MRI stands for
The removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries - correct answer ✔✔The term "Salpingo-
Oophorectomy" refers to
Freezing - correct answer ✔✔Cryopreservation is a means of preserving something through
Paracentesis - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following describes the removal of fluid from a
body cavity
Gastrotomy - correct answer ✔✔If a surgeon cuts into a patient's stomach he has performed a
Muscle - correct answer ✔✔In the medical term myopathy the term pathy means disease.
What is diseased?
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella - correct answer ✔✔The acronym MMRV stands for
Outer bone located in the forearm - correct answer ✔✔The Radius is the
Hemic and Lymphatic - correct answer ✔✔The spleen belongs to what organ system?
,The distal portion - correct answer ✔✔The portion of the femur bone that helps makes up the
knee cap is considered what?
Middle - correct answer ✔✔The Midsagittal plane refers to what portion of the body?
Cecum - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
Teres - correct answer ✔✔One of the six major scapulohumeral muscles
Where to esophagus joins the stomach - correct answer ✔✔The cardia fundus is
Amputation, arm through humerus; secondary closure or scar revision - correct answer ✔✔The
full description of CPT code 24925 is:
The condition of the patient justifies the service provided - correct answer ✔✔Medical
necessity means what?
45392 - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following codes allows the use of modifier 51?
It helps cover outpatient charges - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following statements is not
true regarding Medicare Part A
External cause codes are only used in the initial encounter. - correct answer ✔✔Which of the
following statements is false?
Exploration, including enlargement, debridement, removal of foreign body(ies), minor vessel
ligation, and repair - correct answer ✔✔Wound exploration codes include the following service
(s) :
, I12.9, N18.3 - correct answer ✔✔What is the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for malignant
hypertension with stage III kidney disease?
S51.822A, W07.XXXA, W25.XXXA, Y93.E9, Y92.030 - correct answer ✔✔Lucy was standing on a
chair in her apartment's kitchen trying to change a light bulb when she slipped and fell. She
struck the glass top stove, which shattered. She presents to the ER with a simple laceration to
her left forearm that has embedded glass particles. Which is the correct code(s)?
T20.30XA, T24.319A, T22.299A, T31.42, X03.0XXA - correct answer ✔✔Jim was at a bonfire
when he tripped and fell into the flames and sustained multiple burns. He came to the
emergency room via an ambulance and was treated for second and third degree burns on his
face, second degree burns on his upper arms and forearms, and third degree burns on the
fronts of his thighs Which is the correct code(s)?
O63.0, O09.513, Z37.0 - correct answer ✔✔. A 35 year old woman who is pregnant in her 38th
week with her first child is admitted to the hospital. She experiences a prolonged labor during
the first stage and eventually births a healthy baby boy. Which is the correct code(s)?
S62.632A, Y93.64, W51.XXXA, Y92.320 - correct answer ✔✔Henry was playing baseball at the
town's sports field and slid for home base where he collided with another player. He presents to
the emergency department complaining of pain in the distal portion of his right middle finger. It
is swollen and deformed. The physician orders an x-ray and diagnoses Henry with a displaced
tuft fracture. He splints the finger, provides narcotics for pain, and instructs Henry to follow-up
with his orthopedist in two weeks. Which is the correct code(s)?
F15.20, F10.20, F41.1, F43.10 - correct answer ✔✔A 60 year old male is admitted for
detoxification and rehabilitation. He has continuously abused amphetamines to the point that
he cannot voluntarily stop on his own and has become dependent upon them. He also has a
long documented history of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. He experiences high levels of anxiety
due to PTSD, which causes him to use and abuse substances. Which is the correct code(s)?
