AAPC CPC EXAM [2026] | A+ VERIFIED ANSWERS |
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS | DETAILED STUDY
GUIDE
• The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare -
✓✓ANSWER: National Coverage Determinations
• LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. -✓✓ANSWER: Regional
• ABN stands for -✓✓ANSWER: Advance Beneficiary Notice
• HIPPA was made into law in what year? -✓✓ANSWER: 1996
• What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? -✓✓ANSWER: Size
and resources of the physician's practice
• According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by
what means? -✓✓ANSWER: Periodic audits
• AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? -✓✓ANSWER: Salary
survey
• The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas
for the purpose of -✓✓ANSWER: Networking
, • An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because -✓✓ANSWER: It is a
weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
• What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? -✓✓ANSWER: A
sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by
metastasizing cancer cells
• The mediastinum contains all of the following except -✓✓ANSWER: Lungs
• The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? -✓✓ANSWER: The
presence of air in the mediastinum
• The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is
called: -✓✓ANSWER: Vas deferens
• The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? -✓✓ANSWER:
An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage for the fetus during
delivery
• Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney? -✓✓ANSWER:
Adrenal gland
• What is the function of the thyroid gland? -✓✓ANSWER: It secretes hormones
regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
• Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? -✓✓ANSWER: It
separates the external ear from the middle ear
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS | DETAILED STUDY
GUIDE
• The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare -
✓✓ANSWER: National Coverage Determinations
• LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. -✓✓ANSWER: Regional
• ABN stands for -✓✓ANSWER: Advance Beneficiary Notice
• HIPPA was made into law in what year? -✓✓ANSWER: 1996
• What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? -✓✓ANSWER: Size
and resources of the physician's practice
• According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by
what means? -✓✓ANSWER: Periodic audits
• AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? -✓✓ANSWER: Salary
survey
• The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas
for the purpose of -✓✓ANSWER: Networking
, • An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because -✓✓ANSWER: It is a
weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
• What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? -✓✓ANSWER: A
sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by
metastasizing cancer cells
• The mediastinum contains all of the following except -✓✓ANSWER: Lungs
• The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? -✓✓ANSWER: The
presence of air in the mediastinum
• The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is
called: -✓✓ANSWER: Vas deferens
• The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? -✓✓ANSWER:
An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage for the fetus during
delivery
• Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney? -✓✓ANSWER:
Adrenal gland
• What is the function of the thyroid gland? -✓✓ANSWER: It secretes hormones
regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
• Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? -✓✓ANSWER: It
separates the external ear from the middle ear
