Certified Professional Coder UPDATED
SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● How many different types of coding systems are there? Answer: 3
● What are the three different coding systems? Answer: 1. ICD-10
2. CPT
3. HCPCS
● Which coding system has two parts and what are its two parts?
Answer: ICD-10 has two different parts:
ICD-10-CM and IDC-10-PCS
● What is the difference between ICD-10 CM and ICD-10-PCS?
Answer: ICD-10-CM codes diagnoses
ICD-10-PCS codes procedures and services provided by a hospital
provider to inpatients
● What coding system always has to be on all patient health encounter
data? Answer: ICD-10-CM
, ● What is the CPT coding system? Answer: The coding system (also
known as current procedural terminology) codes procedures and services
provided by a hospital provider to outpatients. It only contains general
supply codes.
● What is the HCPCS coding system? Answer: The coding system (also
known as National Codes) is used to identify services, supplies and
procedures not included in CPT. It was published by the centers of
Medicare and Medicaid.
● For coding procedures, which coding system would you use if the
patient was an outpatient? Answer: CPT
● For coding procedures, which coding system would you use if the
patient was an inpatient in a hospital setting? Answer: ICD-10-PCS
● For coding procedures, which coding system would you use if the
patient was an inpatient in a physician setting? Answer: CPT
● What are the four different coding certifications? Answer: 1. Certified
Coding Associate (CCA)
2. Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
3. Certified Coding Specialist- Physician Based (CCS-P)
4. Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● How many different types of coding systems are there? Answer: 3
● What are the three different coding systems? Answer: 1. ICD-10
2. CPT
3. HCPCS
● Which coding system has two parts and what are its two parts?
Answer: ICD-10 has two different parts:
ICD-10-CM and IDC-10-PCS
● What is the difference between ICD-10 CM and ICD-10-PCS?
Answer: ICD-10-CM codes diagnoses
ICD-10-PCS codes procedures and services provided by a hospital
provider to inpatients
● What coding system always has to be on all patient health encounter
data? Answer: ICD-10-CM
, ● What is the CPT coding system? Answer: The coding system (also
known as current procedural terminology) codes procedures and services
provided by a hospital provider to outpatients. It only contains general
supply codes.
● What is the HCPCS coding system? Answer: The coding system (also
known as National Codes) is used to identify services, supplies and
procedures not included in CPT. It was published by the centers of
Medicare and Medicaid.
● For coding procedures, which coding system would you use if the
patient was an outpatient? Answer: CPT
● For coding procedures, which coding system would you use if the
patient was an inpatient in a hospital setting? Answer: ICD-10-PCS
● For coding procedures, which coding system would you use if the
patient was an inpatient in a physician setting? Answer: CPT
● What are the four different coding certifications? Answer: 1. Certified
Coding Associate (CCA)
2. Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
3. Certified Coding Specialist- Physician Based (CCS-P)
4. Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
