AAPC CPC Final Exam 2025 with precise detailed answers
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The |minimum |necessary |rule |is |based |on |sound |current |practice |that |protected |health |
information |should |NOT |be |used |or |disclosed |when |it |is |not |necessary |to |satisfy |a |particular |
purpose |or |carry |out |a |function. |What |does |this |mean?
a. |Staff |members |are |allowed |to |access |any |medical |record |without |restriction
b. |Providers |should |develop |safeguards |to |prevent |unauthorized |access |to |protected |health |
information.
c. |Practices |should |only |provide |minimum |necessary |information |to |patients.
d. |All |of |the |above. |- |correct |answer |b. |Providers |should |develop |safeguards |to |prevent |
unauthorized |access |to |protected |health |information.
EHR |stands |for:
a. |Electronic |health |record
b. |Extended |health |record
c. |Electronic |health |response
d. |Established |health |record |- |correct |answer |a. |Electronic |health |record
The |AAPC |offers |over |500 |local |chapters |across |the |country |for |the |purpose |of
a. |Continuing |education |and |networking
b. |Membership |dues
c. |Regulations |and |bylaws
d. |Financial |management |- |correct |answer |a. |Continuing |education |and |networking
What |does |the |abbreviation |MAC |stand |for?
,a. |Medicaid |Alert |Contractor
b. |Medicare |Advisory |Contractor
c. |Medicare |Administrative |Contractor
d. |Medicaid |Administrative |Contractor |- |correct |answer |c. |Medicare |Administrative |Contractor
The |OIG |recommends |that |provider |practices |enforce |disciplinary |actions |through |well |
publicized |compliance |guidelines |to |ensure |actions |that |are |______.
a. |Permanent
b. |Consistent |and |appropriate
c. |Frequent
d. |Swift |and |enforceable |- |correct |answer |b. |Consistent |and |appropriate
Through |which |vessel |is |oxygenated |blood |returned |to |the |heart |from |the |lungs?
a. |Pulmonary |vein
b. |Bronchial |vein
c. |Pulmonary |artery
d. |Bronchial |artery |- |correct |answer |a. |Pulmonary |vein
Muscle |is |attached |to |bone |by |what |method?
a. |Tendons, |ligaments, |and |directly |to |bone
b. |Tendons, |aponeurosis, |and |directly |to |bone
c. |Ligaments, |aponeurosis, |and |directly |to |bone
d. |Tendons |and |cartilage |- |correct |answer |b. |Tendons, |aponeurosis, |and |directly |to |bone
,Lacrimal |glands |are |responsible |for |which |of |the |following?
a. |Production |of |tears
b. |Production |of |vitreous
c. |Production |of |mydriatic |agents
d. |Production |of |zonules |- |correct |answer |a. |Production |of |tears
Melasma |is |defined |as:
a. |Lines |where |the |skin |has |been |stretched
b. |A |discharge |of |mucus |and |blood
c. |A |dark |vertical |line |appearing |on |the |abdomen
d. |Brownish |pigmentation |appearing |on |the |face |- |correct |answer |d. |Brownish |pigmentation |
appearing |on |the |face
A |gonioscopy |is |an |examination |of |what |part |of |the |eye:
a. |Anterior |chamber |of |the |eye
b. |Lacrimal |duct
c. |Interior |surface |of |the |eye
d. |Posterior |segment |- |correct |answer |a. |Anterior |chamber |of |the |eye
What |type |of |code |is |assigned |when |the |provider |documents |the |reason |for |a |patient |seeking |
healthcare |services |that |is |not |for |an |injury |or |disease?
a. |Non-specific |code
b. |External |cause |code |(V00-Y99)
c. |Z |code |(Z00-Z99)
d. |ICD-10-PCS |- |correct |answer |c. |Z |code |(Z00-Z99)
, What |is |the |ICD-10-CM |code |for |hay |fever? |- |correct |answer |J30.1
What |is |the |ICD-10-CM |code |for |swine |flu?
a. |J10.1
b. |A08.4
c. |J11.1
d. |J09.X2 |- |correct |answer |d. |J09.X2
What |ICD-10-CM |code(s) |is/are |reported |for |enlargement |of |the |prostate |with |a |symptom |of |
urinary |retention?
a. |N40.1
b. |N40.3, |R33.8
c. |N40.0
d. |N40.1, |R33.8 |- |correct |answer |d. |N40.1, |R33.8
What |diagnosis |code(s) |is/are |reported |for |behavioral |disturbances |in |a |patient |with |early |
onset |Alzheimer's?
a. |G30.8, |F02.81
b. |F02.81
c. |F02.81, |G30.0
d. |G30.0, |F02.81 |- |correct |answer |d. |G30.0, |F02.81
What |is |the |ICD-10-CM |code |for |a |patient |with |postoperative |anemia |due |to |acute |blood |loss |
during |the |surgery |who |needs |a |blood |transfusion?
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The |minimum |necessary |rule |is |based |on |sound |current |practice |that |protected |health |
information |should |NOT |be |used |or |disclosed |when |it |is |not |necessary |to |satisfy |a |particular |
purpose |or |carry |out |a |function. |What |does |this |mean?
a. |Staff |members |are |allowed |to |access |any |medical |record |without |restriction
b. |Providers |should |develop |safeguards |to |prevent |unauthorized |access |to |protected |health |
information.
c. |Practices |should |only |provide |minimum |necessary |information |to |patients.
d. |All |of |the |above. |- |correct |answer |b. |Providers |should |develop |safeguards |to |prevent |
unauthorized |access |to |protected |health |information.
EHR |stands |for:
a. |Electronic |health |record
b. |Extended |health |record
c. |Electronic |health |response
d. |Established |health |record |- |correct |answer |a. |Electronic |health |record
The |AAPC |offers |over |500 |local |chapters |across |the |country |for |the |purpose |of
a. |Continuing |education |and |networking
b. |Membership |dues
c. |Regulations |and |bylaws
d. |Financial |management |- |correct |answer |a. |Continuing |education |and |networking
What |does |the |abbreviation |MAC |stand |for?
,a. |Medicaid |Alert |Contractor
b. |Medicare |Advisory |Contractor
c. |Medicare |Administrative |Contractor
d. |Medicaid |Administrative |Contractor |- |correct |answer |c. |Medicare |Administrative |Contractor
The |OIG |recommends |that |provider |practices |enforce |disciplinary |actions |through |well |
publicized |compliance |guidelines |to |ensure |actions |that |are |______.
a. |Permanent
b. |Consistent |and |appropriate
c. |Frequent
d. |Swift |and |enforceable |- |correct |answer |b. |Consistent |and |appropriate
Through |which |vessel |is |oxygenated |blood |returned |to |the |heart |from |the |lungs?
a. |Pulmonary |vein
b. |Bronchial |vein
c. |Pulmonary |artery
d. |Bronchial |artery |- |correct |answer |a. |Pulmonary |vein
Muscle |is |attached |to |bone |by |what |method?
a. |Tendons, |ligaments, |and |directly |to |bone
b. |Tendons, |aponeurosis, |and |directly |to |bone
c. |Ligaments, |aponeurosis, |and |directly |to |bone
d. |Tendons |and |cartilage |- |correct |answer |b. |Tendons, |aponeurosis, |and |directly |to |bone
,Lacrimal |glands |are |responsible |for |which |of |the |following?
a. |Production |of |tears
b. |Production |of |vitreous
c. |Production |of |mydriatic |agents
d. |Production |of |zonules |- |correct |answer |a. |Production |of |tears
Melasma |is |defined |as:
a. |Lines |where |the |skin |has |been |stretched
b. |A |discharge |of |mucus |and |blood
c. |A |dark |vertical |line |appearing |on |the |abdomen
d. |Brownish |pigmentation |appearing |on |the |face |- |correct |answer |d. |Brownish |pigmentation |
appearing |on |the |face
A |gonioscopy |is |an |examination |of |what |part |of |the |eye:
a. |Anterior |chamber |of |the |eye
b. |Lacrimal |duct
c. |Interior |surface |of |the |eye
d. |Posterior |segment |- |correct |answer |a. |Anterior |chamber |of |the |eye
What |type |of |code |is |assigned |when |the |provider |documents |the |reason |for |a |patient |seeking |
healthcare |services |that |is |not |for |an |injury |or |disease?
a. |Non-specific |code
b. |External |cause |code |(V00-Y99)
c. |Z |code |(Z00-Z99)
d. |ICD-10-PCS |- |correct |answer |c. |Z |code |(Z00-Z99)
, What |is |the |ICD-10-CM |code |for |hay |fever? |- |correct |answer |J30.1
What |is |the |ICD-10-CM |code |for |swine |flu?
a. |J10.1
b. |A08.4
c. |J11.1
d. |J09.X2 |- |correct |answer |d. |J09.X2
What |ICD-10-CM |code(s) |is/are |reported |for |enlargement |of |the |prostate |with |a |symptom |of |
urinary |retention?
a. |N40.1
b. |N40.3, |R33.8
c. |N40.0
d. |N40.1, |R33.8 |- |correct |answer |d. |N40.1, |R33.8
What |diagnosis |code(s) |is/are |reported |for |behavioral |disturbances |in |a |patient |with |early |
onset |Alzheimer's?
a. |G30.8, |F02.81
b. |F02.81
c. |F02.81, |G30.0
d. |G30.0, |F02.81 |- |correct |answer |d. |G30.0, |F02.81
What |is |the |ICD-10-CM |code |for |a |patient |with |postoperative |anemia |due |to |acute |blood |loss |
during |the |surgery |who |needs |a |blood |transfusion?
