AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. What form is used to submit a provider's charge to the insurance carrier?
a. UB-04
b. Provider reimbursement form
c. CMS-1500
d. ABN
Answer >> c. CMS-1500
2. Which coding manuals do outpatient coders focus on learning?
a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
b. CPT and ICD-10-CM
c. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
d. CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS
Answer >> a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
3. In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act?
a. 2010
b. 2009
c. 2000
d. 2007
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, Answer >> b. 2009
4. Voluntary compliance programs also provide benefits by not only helping to
prevent erroneous or , but also by showing that the provider practice is
making additional good faith efforts to submit claims appropriately.
a. Over utilized codes
b. Duplicative claims
c. Fraudulent claims
d. Mistaken principals
Answer >> c. Fraudulent claims
5. Which CMS product describes whether specific medical items, services, treat-
ment procedures or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare?
a. Medicare Claims Processing Manual
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, b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
c. Relative Value Files
d. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Answer >> b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
6. Which condition results from an injury to the head? The symptoms include
headache, dizziness and vomiting.
a. Meningitis
b. Concussion
c. Epilepsy
d. Parkinson's disease
Answer >> b. Concussion
7. In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the four walls of
the digestive tract?
a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
b. Serosa, mucosa, submucosa, muscle
c. Mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscle
d. Muscle, submucosa, mucosa, serosa
Answer >> a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
8. Which one of the following best describes psoriasis?
a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by
silvery scales
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, b. An inflammatory condition characterized by redness pustular and vesicular
lesions, crusts, and scales
c. An allergic reaction characterized by wheals and generally accompanied
by pruritus
d. A contagious infection of skin generally caused by staphylococcus bacteri-
um
Answer >> a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
9. A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is
Answer >>
a. Prolactin
b. Colostrum
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EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. What form is used to submit a provider's charge to the insurance carrier?
a. UB-04
b. Provider reimbursement form
c. CMS-1500
d. ABN
Answer >> c. CMS-1500
2. Which coding manuals do outpatient coders focus on learning?
a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
b. CPT and ICD-10-CM
c. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
d. CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS
Answer >> a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
3. In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act?
a. 2010
b. 2009
c. 2000
d. 2007
https://www.stuvia.com/user/MBOFFIN
, Answer >> b. 2009
4. Voluntary compliance programs also provide benefits by not only helping to
prevent erroneous or , but also by showing that the provider practice is
making additional good faith efforts to submit claims appropriately.
a. Over utilized codes
b. Duplicative claims
c. Fraudulent claims
d. Mistaken principals
Answer >> c. Fraudulent claims
5. Which CMS product describes whether specific medical items, services, treat-
ment procedures or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare?
a. Medicare Claims Processing Manual
https://www.stuvia.com/user/MBOFFIN
, b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
c. Relative Value Files
d. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Answer >> b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
6. Which condition results from an injury to the head? The symptoms include
headache, dizziness and vomiting.
a. Meningitis
b. Concussion
c. Epilepsy
d. Parkinson's disease
Answer >> b. Concussion
7. In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the four walls of
the digestive tract?
a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
b. Serosa, mucosa, submucosa, muscle
c. Mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscle
d. Muscle, submucosa, mucosa, serosa
Answer >> a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
8. Which one of the following best describes psoriasis?
a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by
silvery scales
https://www.stuvia.com/user/MBOFFIN
, b. An inflammatory condition characterized by redness pustular and vesicular
lesions, crusts, and scales
c. An allergic reaction characterized by wheals and generally accompanied
by pruritus
d. A contagious infection of skin generally caused by staphylococcus bacteri-
um
Answer >> a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
9. A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is
Answer >>
a. Prolactin
b. Colostrum
https://www.stuvia.com/user/MBOFFIN
