CCS PRACTICE EXAM 1 & 2 LATEST EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES| (ALREADY GRADED A+) |LATEST VERSION!!
1. 45-year-old patient admitted with Insulin dependent diabetes. The type of diabetes is not
specified in the medical record. How should this be coded?
a. E11.9, Z79.4
b. E11.8
c. E11.8, Z79.4
d. Z79.4, E11.8 - ANSWERS- a. E11.9, Z79.4
If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record the default is E11.-,
Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Code Z79.4, Long term (current) use of insulin, should also be
assigned for patients who take insulin (CMS 2018a, Section I.C.4.a.2, 34).
The patient is diagnosed with a recurrent thyroglossal duct cyst. The surgeon locates the cyst
using palpation, and an incision is created. The cyst is then excised. What is the correct CPT
code assignment for this service?
a. 60200
b. 60210
c. 60280
d. 60281 - ANSWERS- d. 60281
CPT code 60281 is accessed using index entry Cyst, thyroglossal duct, excision resulting in
code range 60280-60281. Code 60281 is correct for recurrent (AMA CPT Professional Edition
2018, 385).
Most hospitals require a medical record is completed within:
a. 5 days
b. 10 days
c. 7 days
d. 30 days - ANSWERS- d. 30 days