AAPC CPC Chapter 3 | 75 Questions with
100% Correct Answers
f10.21 (Alcohol dependence, in remission) Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Personal
History of Alcohol Dependence
T51.0X2 (Toxic effect of ethanol, intentional self-harm) Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for
Suicide Attempt using Absinthe
False (Never primary, and always follow another code) Correct Answer: True or false: External
Cause of Injury codes are acceptable to be used as primary Dx code, and/or singularly.
B (Same as 'unspecified') Correct Answer: NOS stands for:
A) No Other Symptoms
B) Not Otherwise Specified
C) Never Operated Surgery
D) New Operating System
C Correct Answer: Punctuation used to include supplemental information about a diagnosis
code, but does not effect code assignment:
A) Semicolon
B) Quotation marks
C) Parenthesis
D) Asterisk
A Correct Answer: What does the reference I.C.7.a.2 refer you to in the ICD-10-cm guidelines?:
A) Glaucoma: bilateral glaucoma with same type and stage
B) Diabetes: overdose of insulin due to insulin pump failure
C) Etiology/manifestation convention
D) HIV: whether the patient is newly diagnosed
B (Example: E11.6 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic arthropathy) Correct Answer: The
____th character in the ICD-10-cm code defines the site, etiology, manifestation, or state of the
disease/condition:
A) 5th
B) 4th
C) 6th
D) 7th
C (Example: E11.610 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic nephropathic arthropathy)
Correct Answer: The ____th or ____th character in the ICD-10-cm code represents the most
accurate level of specificity regarding the condition:
A) 4th or 5th
B) 6th or 7th
, C) 5th or 6th
D) All of the above
True (When a base code includes a "-" at the end, it is indicating that more characters will be
required to complete the code) Correct Answer: True or false: Some categories of ICD-10-cm
codes require an applicable 7th character
L22 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Diaper Rash
S52.91XA Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Close right forearm fracture (traumatic),
initial encounter
R11.2 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Nausea with Vomiting
E89.0 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Postsurgical Hypothyroidism
E11.9 (without complications, as none are specified in the description of the diagnosis) Correct
Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
R10.31 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Abdominal Pain in Right Lower Quadrant
N39.0 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Urinary Tract Infection
D Correct Answer: A 10 month-old comes into the pediatrician's office for a harsh, bark-like
cough. She is diagnosed with croup. The mother also wants the pediatrician to look at a rash that
has developed on her leg. The pediatrician prescribes over the counter medication of
acetaminophen for the croup and hydrocortisone cream for the rash on the leg. She is to follow
up in five days or return earlier if the conditions worsen. What ICD-10-CM code(s) should be
reported for this visit?:
A) R21
B) J05.0, R05, R21
C) J05.0
D) J05.0, R21
C Correct Answer: What is the ICD-10-CM code for an initial encounter for a closed fracture of
the right wrist?:
A) S12.9XXA
B) M80.031A
C) S62.101A
D) S62.102A
B Correct Answer: What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for enlargement of the prostate
with a symptom of urinary retention?
A) N40.0
B) N40.1, R33.8
C) N40.3, R33.8
100% Correct Answers
f10.21 (Alcohol dependence, in remission) Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Personal
History of Alcohol Dependence
T51.0X2 (Toxic effect of ethanol, intentional self-harm) Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for
Suicide Attempt using Absinthe
False (Never primary, and always follow another code) Correct Answer: True or false: External
Cause of Injury codes are acceptable to be used as primary Dx code, and/or singularly.
B (Same as 'unspecified') Correct Answer: NOS stands for:
A) No Other Symptoms
B) Not Otherwise Specified
C) Never Operated Surgery
D) New Operating System
C Correct Answer: Punctuation used to include supplemental information about a diagnosis
code, but does not effect code assignment:
A) Semicolon
B) Quotation marks
C) Parenthesis
D) Asterisk
A Correct Answer: What does the reference I.C.7.a.2 refer you to in the ICD-10-cm guidelines?:
A) Glaucoma: bilateral glaucoma with same type and stage
B) Diabetes: overdose of insulin due to insulin pump failure
C) Etiology/manifestation convention
D) HIV: whether the patient is newly diagnosed
B (Example: E11.6 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic arthropathy) Correct Answer: The
____th character in the ICD-10-cm code defines the site, etiology, manifestation, or state of the
disease/condition:
A) 5th
B) 4th
C) 6th
D) 7th
C (Example: E11.610 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with diabetic nephropathic arthropathy)
Correct Answer: The ____th or ____th character in the ICD-10-cm code represents the most
accurate level of specificity regarding the condition:
A) 4th or 5th
B) 6th or 7th
, C) 5th or 6th
D) All of the above
True (When a base code includes a "-" at the end, it is indicating that more characters will be
required to complete the code) Correct Answer: True or false: Some categories of ICD-10-cm
codes require an applicable 7th character
L22 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Diaper Rash
S52.91XA Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Close right forearm fracture (traumatic),
initial encounter
R11.2 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Nausea with Vomiting
E89.0 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Postsurgical Hypothyroidism
E11.9 (without complications, as none are specified in the description of the diagnosis) Correct
Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
R10.31 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Abdominal Pain in Right Lower Quadrant
N39.0 Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM code for Urinary Tract Infection
D Correct Answer: A 10 month-old comes into the pediatrician's office for a harsh, bark-like
cough. She is diagnosed with croup. The mother also wants the pediatrician to look at a rash that
has developed on her leg. The pediatrician prescribes over the counter medication of
acetaminophen for the croup and hydrocortisone cream for the rash on the leg. She is to follow
up in five days or return earlier if the conditions worsen. What ICD-10-CM code(s) should be
reported for this visit?:
A) R21
B) J05.0, R05, R21
C) J05.0
D) J05.0, R21
C Correct Answer: What is the ICD-10-CM code for an initial encounter for a closed fracture of
the right wrist?:
A) S12.9XXA
B) M80.031A
C) S62.101A
D) S62.102A
B Correct Answer: What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for enlargement of the prostate
with a symptom of urinary retention?
A) N40.0
B) N40.1, R33.8
C) N40.3, R33.8
