AAPC CPC EXAMINATION ALL 20026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which main coronary artery bifurcates into two smaller ones? - ✔✔Left
✔✔What is the term for the divider between the heart chamber walls? - ✔✔Septum
✔✔______ is a term standing for enlargement of the heart - ✔✔Cardiomegaly
cardio= heart megaly= enlargement
✔✔repair of coronary vessel is called: - ✔✔Angioplasty
angio= vessel plasty= repair
✔✔Where is the hypertension table located in ICD-10-CM? - ✔✔there is no
hypertension table in ICD-10-CM
✔✔Which statement is true regarding codes for hypertension and heart disease in ICD-
10-CM? - ✔✔Hypertension and heart disease without a stated casual relationship must
be coded separately.
✔✔What information is needed in order to accurately code hypertension retinopathy in
ICD-10-CM? - ✔✔The affected eye(s)
✔✔What is the default code for coronary artery atherosclerosis? - ✔✔1125.10
✔✔How many layers of tissue does an artery have? - ✔✔3
✔✔The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, nodes, the ____, and the _____. -
✔✔Purkinje fibers and Bundle of His
✔✔What part of the cardiovascular system is responsible for the one-way flow of blood
through the chambers of the heart? - ✔✔Heart valves
✔✔What information is required to accurately code PVD due to diabetes in ICD-10-CM?
- ✔✔Whether the patient has gangrene
✔✔Bile empties into the duodenum through what structure? - ✔✔Common bile duct
✔✔Which of the following is not a function on the skin? - ✔✔Acts as a gland by
synthesizing vitamin A.
✔✔What ICD-10-CM code is reported for spontaneous pneumothorax? - ✔✔J93.83
, ✔✔When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-10-CM code
is assigned? - ✔✔R75
✔✔What does MRSA stand for? - ✔✔Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
✔✔When do you code acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis? - ✔✔When it
occurs after admission
✔✔When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is
used as the default type? - ✔✔Type 2
✔✔If a patient uses insulin, what type of diabetic does it mean the patient is? - ✔✔The
use of insulin doesn't specify the patient is a certain type of diabetic
✔✔According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of
anemia due to malignancy, how is it reported? - ✔✔The malignancy is reported first,
followed by the code for the anemia.
✔✔First episode of an acute myocardial infraction - ✔✔I21.3
✔✔secondary neoplasm of the descending colon - ✔✔C78.5
✔✔In which circumstances would an external cause code be reported? - ✔✔causes of
injury or health condition
✔✔adverse effect - ✔✔rash developing when taking oenicillin
✔✔colp/o - ✔✔vagina
✔✔CKD stand for: - ✔✔Chronic Kidney Disease
✔✔Which statement is TRUE for reporting burn codes? - ✔✔The highest degree of burn
is reported as primary code
✔✔codes for diseases and disorders of the nails - ✔✔chapter 12 Skin
✔✔What does the 7th character A indicate in Chapter 19? - ✔✔initial encounter
✔✔What codes are reported voluntarily to payers to provide evidence-based
performance-measure data? - ✔✔CPT Category II codes
✔✔CPT Category III codes are reimbursable at what level of reimbursement? -
✔✔Reimbursement, if any, is determined by the payer
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which main coronary artery bifurcates into two smaller ones? - ✔✔Left
✔✔What is the term for the divider between the heart chamber walls? - ✔✔Septum
✔✔______ is a term standing for enlargement of the heart - ✔✔Cardiomegaly
cardio= heart megaly= enlargement
✔✔repair of coronary vessel is called: - ✔✔Angioplasty
angio= vessel plasty= repair
✔✔Where is the hypertension table located in ICD-10-CM? - ✔✔there is no
hypertension table in ICD-10-CM
✔✔Which statement is true regarding codes for hypertension and heart disease in ICD-
10-CM? - ✔✔Hypertension and heart disease without a stated casual relationship must
be coded separately.
✔✔What information is needed in order to accurately code hypertension retinopathy in
ICD-10-CM? - ✔✔The affected eye(s)
✔✔What is the default code for coronary artery atherosclerosis? - ✔✔1125.10
✔✔How many layers of tissue does an artery have? - ✔✔3
✔✔The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, nodes, the ____, and the _____. -
✔✔Purkinje fibers and Bundle of His
✔✔What part of the cardiovascular system is responsible for the one-way flow of blood
through the chambers of the heart? - ✔✔Heart valves
✔✔What information is required to accurately code PVD due to diabetes in ICD-10-CM?
- ✔✔Whether the patient has gangrene
✔✔Bile empties into the duodenum through what structure? - ✔✔Common bile duct
✔✔Which of the following is not a function on the skin? - ✔✔Acts as a gland by
synthesizing vitamin A.
✔✔What ICD-10-CM code is reported for spontaneous pneumothorax? - ✔✔J93.83
, ✔✔When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-10-CM code
is assigned? - ✔✔R75
✔✔What does MRSA stand for? - ✔✔Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
✔✔When do you code acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis? - ✔✔When it
occurs after admission
✔✔When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is
used as the default type? - ✔✔Type 2
✔✔If a patient uses insulin, what type of diabetic does it mean the patient is? - ✔✔The
use of insulin doesn't specify the patient is a certain type of diabetic
✔✔According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of
anemia due to malignancy, how is it reported? - ✔✔The malignancy is reported first,
followed by the code for the anemia.
✔✔First episode of an acute myocardial infraction - ✔✔I21.3
✔✔secondary neoplasm of the descending colon - ✔✔C78.5
✔✔In which circumstances would an external cause code be reported? - ✔✔causes of
injury or health condition
✔✔adverse effect - ✔✔rash developing when taking oenicillin
✔✔colp/o - ✔✔vagina
✔✔CKD stand for: - ✔✔Chronic Kidney Disease
✔✔Which statement is TRUE for reporting burn codes? - ✔✔The highest degree of burn
is reported as primary code
✔✔codes for diseases and disorders of the nails - ✔✔chapter 12 Skin
✔✔What does the 7th character A indicate in Chapter 19? - ✔✔initial encounter
✔✔What codes are reported voluntarily to payers to provide evidence-based
performance-measure data? - ✔✔CPT Category II codes
✔✔CPT Category III codes are reimbursable at what level of reimbursement? -
✔✔Reimbursement, if any, is determined by the payer
