CPC Exam Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
TheAPrivacyARuleAgenerallyArequiresAcoveredAentitiesAtoAtakeAreasonableAstepsAtoAlimitAthe
AuseAorAdisclosureAof,AandArequestsAfor,AprotectedAhealthAinformationAtoAtheAminimumAnec
essaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAintendedApurpose.ATheAminimumAnecessaryAstandardAdoesAnotAap
plyAtoAtheAfollowing:A-AAnswer✓A-
ADisclosuresAtoAorArequestsAbyAaAhealthAcareAproviderAforAtreatmentApurposes.
-ADisclosuresAtoAtheAindividualAwhoAisAtheAsubjectAofAtheAinformation.
-AUsesAorAdisclosuresAmadeApursuantAtoAanAindividual'sAauthorization.
-
AUsesAorAdisclosuresArequiredAforAcomplianceAwithAtheAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAc
countabilityAActA(HIPAA)AAdministrativeASimplificationARules.·ADisclosuresAtoAtheADepartment
AofAHealthA&AHumanAServicesA(HHS)AwhenAdisclosureAofAinformationAisArequiredAunderAthe
APrivacyARuleAforAenforcementApurposes.
-AUsesAorAdisclosuresAthatAareArequiredAbyAotherAlaw.
WhichApartAofAtheAbrainAcontrolsAbloodApressure,AheartArateAandArespiration?
a.Cerebrum
b.Cerebellum
c.Cortex
d.MedullaA-AAnswer✓Ad.Medulla
MyastheniaAgravisA(MG)A-AAnswer✓A-
AChronicAautoimmuneAdisorderAinAwhichAantibodiesAdestroyAtheAcommunicationAbetweenAner
vesAandAmuscle,AresultingAinAweaknessAofAtheAskeletalAmuscles.A
-
AAffectsAtheAvoluntaryAmusclesAofAtheAbody,AespeciallyAthoseAthatAcontrolAtheAeyes,Amouth,
AthroatAandAlimbs.
-AAffectsAtheAneuromuscularAjunction
AdrenomegalyAisAdefinedAas:
a.AInfectionAofAtheAadrenalAgland
b.AAAtumorAofAtheAadrenalAgland
c.AEnlargementAofAtheAadrenalAgland
d.AAnyAdiseaseAofAtheAadrenalAglandA-AAnswer✓Ac.AEnlargementAofAtheAadrenalAgland
,AAthinAmembraneAliningAtheAchambersAofAtheAheartAandAvalvesAisAcalledAthe:
a.Endocardium
b.Pericardium
c.Epicardium
d.MyocardiumA-AAnswer✓Aa.Endocardium
ExcessiveApotassiumAinAtheAbloodAisAreferredAtoAas:
a.Hypoproteinemia
b.Hyperkalemia
c.Hypernatremia
d.HematuriaA-AAnswer✓Ab.Hyperkalemia
AApatientAisAseenAinAtheAEDAforAsevereAabdominalApainAandAurinaryAfrequency.AAfterAexa
minationAandAurinalysis,AtheApatientAisAdiagnosedAwithAaAurinaryAtractAinfectionA(UTI).What
AICD-10-CMAcode(s)Ais/areAreported?
•AR10.0,AR35.0
•AR10.0,AR35.0,AN39.0
•AR10.0,AN39.0
•N39.0A(correctAAnswer✓,AyourAresponse)Feedback:ReferAtoAICD-10-
CMAguidelineAI.B.5.ATheAabdominalApainAandAurinaryAfrequencyAareAnotAreportedAbecauseAt
heyAareAsymptomsAofAtheAUTI.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforAInfection,Ainfected,Ainfective/urinaryA(tract)AwhichAdirectsAthecoderA
toAN39.0.AVerificationAinAtheATabularAListAconfirmsAcodeAselection.A-AAnswer✓A•N39.0A
ReferAtoAICD-10-
CMAguidelineAI.B.5.ATheAabdominalApainAandAurinaryAfrequencyAareAnotAreportedAbecauseAt
heyAareAsymptomsAofAtheAUTI.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforAInfection,Ainfected,Ainfective/urinaryA(tract)AwhichAdirectsAtheAcoder
AtoAN39.0.AVerificationAinAtheATabularAListAconfirmsAcodeAselection.
AA20-year-
oldAcomesAintoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentA(ED)AwithAsymptomsAofAaAsevereAheadache,Avomi
ting,AstiffAneck,AandAfever.ATheAEDAphysicianAsuspectsAmeningitisAandAperformsAaAlumbarA
puncture.ATheAEDAphysicianAreviewsAtheAresultsAandAtheApatientAisAadmittedAinAtheAhospita
lAforAmeningitisAwhichAisAsuspectedAtoAbeAbacterial.A
WhichAICD-10-CMAcode(s)Ais/areAreportedAbyAtheAEDAphysician?
,a.G00.9
b.G00.9,AR51.9,AR11.10,AM43.6,AR50.9
c.G03.9,AR51.9,AR11.10,AM43.6,AR50.9
d.G03.9A-AAnswer✓Ad.G03.9
suspectedAtoAbeAbacteria=Aunspecified
50-year-
oldAfemaleApresentsAtoAherAproviderAwithAsymptomsAofAinsomniaAandAupsetAstomach.ATheA
providerAsuspectsAsheAisApremenopausal.ASheAisAdiagnosedAwithAimpendingAmenopause.AWh
atAdiagnosisAcode(s)AshouldAbeAreported?
a.E28.319
b.G47.00,AK30
c.N95.9
d.N95.9,AG47.00,AK30A-AAnswer✓Ab.G47.00,AK30
ImpendingAMenopauseA=AnotAhappenAyetA=AnoAmenopauseA->AsymptomAcodesAonly
WhatAisAtheAICD-10-
CMAcodeAforAanAinitialAencounterAforAaAclosedAfractureAofAtheArightAwrist?
a.S62.101A
b.S62.102A
c.S12.9XXA
d.M80.031AA-AAnswer✓Aa.S62.101A
WhichAdiagnosisAcode(s)AbelowAreportsApainAinAtheAleftAandArightAears?
a.AH92.01,AH92.02
b.AH92.03A-AAnswer✓Ab.AH92.03
IfAnoAbilateralAcodeAisAprovidedAandAtheAconditionAisAbilateral,AassignAseparateAcodesAforA
bothAtheAleftAandArightAside.AThereAisAaAbilateralAcodeAprovidedAforApainAinAtheAleftAandA
rightAearsAH92.03.AYouAwouldAnotAreportAtwoAseparateAcodes.
AApatientAisAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAwithApneumonia.ATestingAindicatesAtheApatient'sApneu
moniaAisAdueAtoAStaphylococcusAaureausAandAisAmethicillinAresistantA(MRSA).AApplyingAtheA
codingAconceptAfromAICD-10-CMAguidelineAI.C.1.e.1.a,AwhatAICD-10-
CMAcode(s)Ais/areAreported?A-AAnswer✓AJ15.212
, WhenAaAcombinationAcodeAexistsAforAMRSAAandAtheAinfection,AonlyAtheAcombinationAcodeAs
houldAbeAreported.APneumoniaAdueAtoAMethicillin-
resistantAStaphylococcusAaureusAisAreportedAwithAJ15.212.
AApatientAwithAaAPancoast'sAtumorAinAtheAleftAlungAarrivesAatAtheAoncologistAofficeAforAch
emotherapy.AApplyingAtheAcodingAconceptAfromAICD-10-CMAguidelinesAI.C.2.e.2.AWhatAICD-
10-CMAcode(s)AshouldAbeAreported?ANote:AUseAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAinsteadAofAtheATableAofANeoplasmsAtoAlocateAtheAcodeAforAaAPancoas
t'sAtumor.A-AAnswer✓AZ51.11,AC34.12
IfAtheAreasonAforAtheAencounterAisAsolelyAchemotherapy,AaAdiagnosisAforAchemotherapyAad
ministrationAshouldAbeAlistedAfirst,AandAaAdiagnosisAforAtheAmalignancyArequiringAtheAchem
otherapyAisAreportedAsecondarily.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAforAChemotherapyA(session)A(for)/neoplasmAorAEncounterA(withAhealthAservice)
A(for)/AchemotherapyAforAneoplasmA(Z51.11).AAAPancoast'sAtumorAisAaArapidAgrowingAtumo
rAinAtheAapexAofAtheAlung.ATheAapexAofAtheAlungAisAinAtheAupperAlobeAforAPancoast'sATu
mor.ALookAforATumor/Pancoast'sA-
AseeAPancoast'sAsyndrome.ALookAforAPancoast'sAsyndromeAorAtumorAC34.1-
.AAddA2AasAtheA4thAcharacterAforAleftAlung.ATheAcorrectAcodesAandAsequencingAareAZ51.11
AandAC34.12.
Mrs.AFryerAvisitsAherAnephrologistAforAanAerythropoietinA(EPO)AinjectionAforAherAanemia.ASh
eAhasAStageA3AchronicAkidneyAdisease,AwhichAisAtheAcauseAofAtheAanemia.AApplyingAtheAco
dingAconceptAfromAICD-10-CMAguidelineAI.A.13.,AwhatAICD-10-
CMAcode(s)AshouldAbeAreportedAforAtheAEPOAinjection?A-AAnswer✓AN18.30,AD63.1
Anemia/inA(dueAto)A(with)/chronicAkidneyAdiseaseAD63.1.ASeeAtheACodeAfirstAnoteAinstructin
gAtoAreportAtheACKDA(N18-)AcodeAfirst.ALookAinAtheAICDA10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforADisease/kidney/chronic/stageA3A(moderate)AN18.30.AVerificationAin
AtheATabularAListAverifiesAcorrectAsequencingAasAN18.30,AD63.1.
NameAanAexampleAofAwhenAaAproblemAcausedAbyAdiabetesAisANOTAsequencedAafterAtheAco
deAforAdiabetes.AReferAtoAICD-10-CMAguidelineAI.C.4.a.5.a.A-
AAnswer✓AWhenAaApatient'sAinsulinApumpAmalfunctions.
AApatientAwithAaAfour-
yearAhistoryAofAeatingAdisordersAisAseenAinAtheAphysician'sAofficeAdueAtoAsignificantAweight
AlossAoverAtheApastAthreeAmonths.ASheAwentAfromA82ApoundsAdownAtoA53ApoundsAdueAto
ArestrictingAherAfoodAintake.ASheAisAdiagnosedAwithAanorexiaAnervosa.ASelectAtheAdiagnosis
Acode(s).A-AAnswer✓AF50.01A(anorexiaAnervosa,ArestrictingAtype)
Updated 2026
TheAPrivacyARuleAgenerallyArequiresAcoveredAentitiesAtoAtakeAreasonableAstepsAtoAlimitAthe
AuseAorAdisclosureAof,AandArequestsAfor,AprotectedAhealthAinformationAtoAtheAminimumAnec
essaryAtoAaccomplishAtheAintendedApurpose.ATheAminimumAnecessaryAstandardAdoesAnotAap
plyAtoAtheAfollowing:A-AAnswer✓A-
ADisclosuresAtoAorArequestsAbyAaAhealthAcareAproviderAforAtreatmentApurposes.
-ADisclosuresAtoAtheAindividualAwhoAisAtheAsubjectAofAtheAinformation.
-AUsesAorAdisclosuresAmadeApursuantAtoAanAindividual'sAauthorization.
-
AUsesAorAdisclosuresArequiredAforAcomplianceAwithAtheAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAc
countabilityAActA(HIPAA)AAdministrativeASimplificationARules.·ADisclosuresAtoAtheADepartment
AofAHealthA&AHumanAServicesA(HHS)AwhenAdisclosureAofAinformationAisArequiredAunderAthe
APrivacyARuleAforAenforcementApurposes.
-AUsesAorAdisclosuresAthatAareArequiredAbyAotherAlaw.
WhichApartAofAtheAbrainAcontrolsAbloodApressure,AheartArateAandArespiration?
a.Cerebrum
b.Cerebellum
c.Cortex
d.MedullaA-AAnswer✓Ad.Medulla
MyastheniaAgravisA(MG)A-AAnswer✓A-
AChronicAautoimmuneAdisorderAinAwhichAantibodiesAdestroyAtheAcommunicationAbetweenAner
vesAandAmuscle,AresultingAinAweaknessAofAtheAskeletalAmuscles.A
-
AAffectsAtheAvoluntaryAmusclesAofAtheAbody,AespeciallyAthoseAthatAcontrolAtheAeyes,Amouth,
AthroatAandAlimbs.
-AAffectsAtheAneuromuscularAjunction
AdrenomegalyAisAdefinedAas:
a.AInfectionAofAtheAadrenalAgland
b.AAAtumorAofAtheAadrenalAgland
c.AEnlargementAofAtheAadrenalAgland
d.AAnyAdiseaseAofAtheAadrenalAglandA-AAnswer✓Ac.AEnlargementAofAtheAadrenalAgland
,AAthinAmembraneAliningAtheAchambersAofAtheAheartAandAvalvesAisAcalledAthe:
a.Endocardium
b.Pericardium
c.Epicardium
d.MyocardiumA-AAnswer✓Aa.Endocardium
ExcessiveApotassiumAinAtheAbloodAisAreferredAtoAas:
a.Hypoproteinemia
b.Hyperkalemia
c.Hypernatremia
d.HematuriaA-AAnswer✓Ab.Hyperkalemia
AApatientAisAseenAinAtheAEDAforAsevereAabdominalApainAandAurinaryAfrequency.AAfterAexa
minationAandAurinalysis,AtheApatientAisAdiagnosedAwithAaAurinaryAtractAinfectionA(UTI).What
AICD-10-CMAcode(s)Ais/areAreported?
•AR10.0,AR35.0
•AR10.0,AR35.0,AN39.0
•AR10.0,AN39.0
•N39.0A(correctAAnswer✓,AyourAresponse)Feedback:ReferAtoAICD-10-
CMAguidelineAI.B.5.ATheAabdominalApainAandAurinaryAfrequencyAareAnotAreportedAbecauseAt
heyAareAsymptomsAofAtheAUTI.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforAInfection,Ainfected,Ainfective/urinaryA(tract)AwhichAdirectsAthecoderA
toAN39.0.AVerificationAinAtheATabularAListAconfirmsAcodeAselection.A-AAnswer✓A•N39.0A
ReferAtoAICD-10-
CMAguidelineAI.B.5.ATheAabdominalApainAandAurinaryAfrequencyAareAnotAreportedAbecauseAt
heyAareAsymptomsAofAtheAUTI.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforAInfection,Ainfected,Ainfective/urinaryA(tract)AwhichAdirectsAtheAcoder
AtoAN39.0.AVerificationAinAtheATabularAListAconfirmsAcodeAselection.
AA20-year-
oldAcomesAintoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentA(ED)AwithAsymptomsAofAaAsevereAheadache,Avomi
ting,AstiffAneck,AandAfever.ATheAEDAphysicianAsuspectsAmeningitisAandAperformsAaAlumbarA
puncture.ATheAEDAphysicianAreviewsAtheAresultsAandAtheApatientAisAadmittedAinAtheAhospita
lAforAmeningitisAwhichAisAsuspectedAtoAbeAbacterial.A
WhichAICD-10-CMAcode(s)Ais/areAreportedAbyAtheAEDAphysician?
,a.G00.9
b.G00.9,AR51.9,AR11.10,AM43.6,AR50.9
c.G03.9,AR51.9,AR11.10,AM43.6,AR50.9
d.G03.9A-AAnswer✓Ad.G03.9
suspectedAtoAbeAbacteria=Aunspecified
50-year-
oldAfemaleApresentsAtoAherAproviderAwithAsymptomsAofAinsomniaAandAupsetAstomach.ATheA
providerAsuspectsAsheAisApremenopausal.ASheAisAdiagnosedAwithAimpendingAmenopause.AWh
atAdiagnosisAcode(s)AshouldAbeAreported?
a.E28.319
b.G47.00,AK30
c.N95.9
d.N95.9,AG47.00,AK30A-AAnswer✓Ab.G47.00,AK30
ImpendingAMenopauseA=AnotAhappenAyetA=AnoAmenopauseA->AsymptomAcodesAonly
WhatAisAtheAICD-10-
CMAcodeAforAanAinitialAencounterAforAaAclosedAfractureAofAtheArightAwrist?
a.S62.101A
b.S62.102A
c.S12.9XXA
d.M80.031AA-AAnswer✓Aa.S62.101A
WhichAdiagnosisAcode(s)AbelowAreportsApainAinAtheAleftAandArightAears?
a.AH92.01,AH92.02
b.AH92.03A-AAnswer✓Ab.AH92.03
IfAnoAbilateralAcodeAisAprovidedAandAtheAconditionAisAbilateral,AassignAseparateAcodesAforA
bothAtheAleftAandArightAside.AThereAisAaAbilateralAcodeAprovidedAforApainAinAtheAleftAandA
rightAearsAH92.03.AYouAwouldAnotAreportAtwoAseparateAcodes.
AApatientAisAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAwithApneumonia.ATestingAindicatesAtheApatient'sApneu
moniaAisAdueAtoAStaphylococcusAaureausAandAisAmethicillinAresistantA(MRSA).AApplyingAtheA
codingAconceptAfromAICD-10-CMAguidelineAI.C.1.e.1.a,AwhatAICD-10-
CMAcode(s)Ais/areAreported?A-AAnswer✓AJ15.212
, WhenAaAcombinationAcodeAexistsAforAMRSAAandAtheAinfection,AonlyAtheAcombinationAcodeAs
houldAbeAreported.APneumoniaAdueAtoAMethicillin-
resistantAStaphylococcusAaureusAisAreportedAwithAJ15.212.
AApatientAwithAaAPancoast'sAtumorAinAtheAleftAlungAarrivesAatAtheAoncologistAofficeAforAch
emotherapy.AApplyingAtheAcodingAconceptAfromAICD-10-CMAguidelinesAI.C.2.e.2.AWhatAICD-
10-CMAcode(s)AshouldAbeAreported?ANote:AUseAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAinsteadAofAtheATableAofANeoplasmsAtoAlocateAtheAcodeAforAaAPancoas
t'sAtumor.A-AAnswer✓AZ51.11,AC34.12
IfAtheAreasonAforAtheAencounterAisAsolelyAchemotherapy,AaAdiagnosisAforAchemotherapyAad
ministrationAshouldAbeAlistedAfirst,AandAaAdiagnosisAforAtheAmalignancyArequiringAtheAchem
otherapyAisAreportedAsecondarily.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAforAChemotherapyA(session)A(for)/neoplasmAorAEncounterA(withAhealthAservice)
A(for)/AchemotherapyAforAneoplasmA(Z51.11).AAAPancoast'sAtumorAisAaArapidAgrowingAtumo
rAinAtheAapexAofAtheAlung.ATheAapexAofAtheAlungAisAinAtheAupperAlobeAforAPancoast'sATu
mor.ALookAforATumor/Pancoast'sA-
AseeAPancoast'sAsyndrome.ALookAforAPancoast'sAsyndromeAorAtumorAC34.1-
.AAddA2AasAtheA4thAcharacterAforAleftAlung.ATheAcorrectAcodesAandAsequencingAareAZ51.11
AandAC34.12.
Mrs.AFryerAvisitsAherAnephrologistAforAanAerythropoietinA(EPO)AinjectionAforAherAanemia.ASh
eAhasAStageA3AchronicAkidneyAdisease,AwhichAisAtheAcauseAofAtheAanemia.AApplyingAtheAco
dingAconceptAfromAICD-10-CMAguidelineAI.A.13.,AwhatAICD-10-
CMAcode(s)AshouldAbeAreportedAforAtheAEPOAinjection?A-AAnswer✓AN18.30,AD63.1
Anemia/inA(dueAto)A(with)/chronicAkidneyAdiseaseAD63.1.ASeeAtheACodeAfirstAnoteAinstructin
gAtoAreportAtheACKDA(N18-)AcodeAfirst.ALookAinAtheAICDA10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforADisease/kidney/chronic/stageA3A(moderate)AN18.30.AVerificationAin
AtheATabularAListAverifiesAcorrectAsequencingAasAN18.30,AD63.1.
NameAanAexampleAofAwhenAaAproblemAcausedAbyAdiabetesAisANOTAsequencedAafterAtheAco
deAforAdiabetes.AReferAtoAICD-10-CMAguidelineAI.C.4.a.5.a.A-
AAnswer✓AWhenAaApatient'sAinsulinApumpAmalfunctions.
AApatientAwithAaAfour-
yearAhistoryAofAeatingAdisordersAisAseenAinAtheAphysician'sAofficeAdueAtoAsignificantAweight
AlossAoverAtheApastAthreeAmonths.ASheAwentAfromA82ApoundsAdownAtoA53ApoundsAdueAto
ArestrictingAherAfoodAintake.ASheAisAdiagnosedAwithAanorexiaAnervosa.ASelectAtheAdiagnosis
Acode(s).A-AAnswer✓AF50.01A(anorexiaAnervosa,ArestrictingAtype)
