CPC

CPC practice questions, page 5 of 6, with answer review and explanations.

Question 21

A patient is diagnosed with diabetic polyneuropathy. Using ICD-10-CM coding guidelines, what ICD-10-CM coding is reported?

  1. E10.42
  2. E11.9, G62.9
  3. E10.9, G62.9
  4. E11.42

Question 22

An elderly patient comes into the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath. An ECG is performed The final diagnosis at discharge is impending myocardial infarction. According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is this reported?

  1. I20.0
  2. R06.02
  3. I20.0, R06.02
  4. I21.3, R06.02

Question 23

Patient had polyps removed on a previous colonoscopy. The patient returns three months later for a follow-up examination for another colonoscopy. No new polyps are seen. What diagnosis coding is reported for the second colonoscopy?

  1. Z09, Z86.010
  2. K63.5
  3. Z86.010, K63.5
  4. Z09, K63.5

Question 24

A patient is diagnosed with sepsis and associated acute respiratory failure. What ICD-10-CM code selection is reported?

  1. A41.9, R65.20, J96.00
  2. A41.9
  3. A41.9, R65.21, J96.00
  4. A41.9, J96.00

Question 25

A 44-year-old female patient with chest pains had a CT of her chest that identified a mass in her left lower lung. The patient currently has ovarian cancer with metastases to the liver. The radiologist suspects the cancer has spread to her lungs. The physician performed an outpatient bronchoscopic biopsy and the pathology report documents the mass as a tumor of uncertain behavior. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported for this patient?

  1. R91.8, C56.9, C78.7
  2. C56.9, C78.7, C78.02
  3. C78.02, C22.9, C79.82
  4. D38.1, C56.9, C78.7