AAPC CPC Final Exam PREP 2023 (A+ Guaranteed)

1. What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of educa- tion and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician?- : Physician Assistant (PA) 2. The describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare: National Coverage Determinations 3. LCD's only have jurisdiction in their area.: Regional 4. ABN stands for: Advance Beneficiary Notice 5. HIPPA was made into law in what year?: 1996 6. What will the scope is a compliance program depend on?: Size and re- sources of the physician's practice 7. According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be per- formed by what means?: Periodic audits 8. AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries?: Salary survey 9. The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose of: Networking 10. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because: It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly 11. What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes?: A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells 12. The mediastinum contains all of the following except: Lungs 13. The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition?: The pres- ence of air in the mediastinum 14. The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called:: Vas deferens 15. The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type?: An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage for the fetus during delivery 16. Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney?: Adrenal gland 17. What is the function of the thyroid gland?: It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium 18. Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane?: It separates the external ear from the middle ear 19. Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a donor. Bone marrow collected from a close relative is:: Allogenic 20. Removal of waste products from the blood is:: Hemodialysis 21. A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called:: Thyrotoxicosis 22. Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifica- tions to ICD - 9?: NCHS and CMS 23. What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to?: The physician 24. Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder?: Otospon- giosis 25. What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial injury?: Blister 26. When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their separate entries for both, how is it reported?: Code both sequencing the cute first 27. When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is used as a default type?: Type II 28. What type of fracture is considered Traumatic?: Compound fracture 29. Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported?- : Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects 30. What does the abbreviation CKD stand for?: Chronic kidney disease 31. Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when preparing to code an operative report/physician note?: Procedure or service 32. What are services provided in the home by an agency considered?: Non- facility 33. A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose protected health information to carry out all but what of the following?: For public use 34. Healthcare providers are responsible for developing and policies and procedures regarding privacy in their practices.: Notices of privacy prac- tices