AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
Under what circumstances
would an external cause
code be reported?
Chronic kidney disease
What does the
abbreviation CKD stand
for?
Procedure or service
Per CPT guidelines, what
should professional coder
seek out first when
preparing to code an
operative report/physician
note?
Nonfacility
What are services
provided in the home by
an agency considered?
For public use
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?
Notices of privacy practices
Healthcare providers are
responsible for developing
____ and policies and
procedures regarding
privacy in their practices.
Anesthesiologist
Which provider is not a
mid-level provider?
Legal and ethical
According to AAPC's code
of ethics, a member shall
use only ____ and ____
means in all professional
dealings.
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, AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Covered entities taking responsible steps
The minimum necessary
rule applies to
Lungs
The mediastinum contains
all of the following except:
Left ventricle
Which chamber of the
heart is considered the
one working the hardest?
You uterine wall
An ectopic pregnancy is a
complication in which a
fertilized ovum is
implanted in any tissue
other than the ____.
Otalgia
The term for pain in the
ear is:
Pronation is turning the Downward
hand have the palm face:
What does ICD - 9 - CM International classification of diseases - 9th revision -
stand for? clinical modification
Eyes and ears
What are two sense
organs included in chapter
6: diseases of nervous
system and sense
organs?
Green print
How are new additions
and revisions indicated in
CPT code but each year?
It depends on the payer
If a CPT code and
HCPCS Level II code exist
for the same service,
which should you report?
Annually
How often is HCPCS level
two permanent national
codes updated?
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, AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Keloid
What term best describes
a mass of hyperplastic
scar tissue?
Angioplasty
Repair of a coronary
vessel is called:
Gastrectomy
What is the term that
describes the removal of a
portion or all of the
stomach?
Testes
What are the reproductive
glands that produce male
hormones?
RT
I surgeon performed a
cataract surgery with an
interocular lens implant on
the right eye of a
Medicare patient. What
modifiers would be
reported?
Services related to in vitro fertilization
What are the services in
the reproductive medicine
procedure section of the
pathology and laboratory
chapter of the CPT
report?
Other procedures
The collection of sweat by
Iontophoresis can be
found in what section the
path ologies chapter of
CPT?
Presumptive
A virus is identified by
observing growth patterns
on a culture media. What
is the type of identification
called?
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, AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Location, quality and duration
Which elements of the
HPI are met in the
statement? Patient
complains of headache
and blurry vision for the
past three days.
Part C
Medicare program is
made up of several parts.
Which part is affected by
the centers for Medicare
and Medicaid services -
hierarchal condition
categories CMS - HCC?
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How many components
should be included in an
effective compliance plan?
Medicare part D is what Prescription drug coverage available to all Medicare
type of insurance? beneficiaries
Worker's Compensation
Which option below is not
a covered entity under
HIPPA?
Muscle is attached to the Tendons, aponeurosis and directly to the bone
bone by what method?
What is affected by Neuromuscular junction
myasthenia gravis?
Trachea
Which respiratory
structure is comprised of
cartilage and ligaments?
Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon,
Upon leaving the last descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus
portion of the small
intestine, nutrients move
through the large intestine
in what order?
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Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
Under what circumstances
would an external cause
code be reported?
Chronic kidney disease
What does the
abbreviation CKD stand
for?
Procedure or service
Per CPT guidelines, what
should professional coder
seek out first when
preparing to code an
operative report/physician
note?
Nonfacility
What are services
provided in the home by
an agency considered?
For public use
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?
Notices of privacy practices
Healthcare providers are
responsible for developing
____ and policies and
procedures regarding
privacy in their practices.
Anesthesiologist
Which provider is not a
mid-level provider?
Legal and ethical
According to AAPC's code
of ethics, a member shall
use only ____ and ____
means in all professional
dealings.
1
, AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Covered entities taking responsible steps
The minimum necessary
rule applies to
Lungs
The mediastinum contains
all of the following except:
Left ventricle
Which chamber of the
heart is considered the
one working the hardest?
You uterine wall
An ectopic pregnancy is a
complication in which a
fertilized ovum is
implanted in any tissue
other than the ____.
Otalgia
The term for pain in the
ear is:
Pronation is turning the Downward
hand have the palm face:
What does ICD - 9 - CM International classification of diseases - 9th revision -
stand for? clinical modification
Eyes and ears
What are two sense
organs included in chapter
6: diseases of nervous
system and sense
organs?
Green print
How are new additions
and revisions indicated in
CPT code but each year?
It depends on the payer
If a CPT code and
HCPCS Level II code exist
for the same service,
which should you report?
Annually
How often is HCPCS level
two permanent national
codes updated?
2
, AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Keloid
What term best describes
a mass of hyperplastic
scar tissue?
Angioplasty
Repair of a coronary
vessel is called:
Gastrectomy
What is the term that
describes the removal of a
portion or all of the
stomach?
Testes
What are the reproductive
glands that produce male
hormones?
RT
I surgeon performed a
cataract surgery with an
interocular lens implant on
the right eye of a
Medicare patient. What
modifiers would be
reported?
Services related to in vitro fertilization
What are the services in
the reproductive medicine
procedure section of the
pathology and laboratory
chapter of the CPT
report?
Other procedures
The collection of sweat by
Iontophoresis can be
found in what section the
path ologies chapter of
CPT?
Presumptive
A virus is identified by
observing growth patterns
on a culture media. What
is the type of identification
called?
3
, AAPC CPC Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Location, quality and duration
Which elements of the
HPI are met in the
statement? Patient
complains of headache
and blurry vision for the
past three days.
Part C
Medicare program is
made up of several parts.
Which part is affected by
the centers for Medicare
and Medicaid services -
hierarchal condition
categories CMS - HCC?
7
How many components
should be included in an
effective compliance plan?
Medicare part D is what Prescription drug coverage available to all Medicare
type of insurance? beneficiaries
Worker's Compensation
Which option below is not
a covered entity under
HIPPA?
Muscle is attached to the Tendons, aponeurosis and directly to the bone
bone by what method?
What is affected by Neuromuscular junction
myasthenia gravis?
Trachea
Which respiratory
structure is comprised of
cartilage and ligaments?
Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon,
Upon leaving the last descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus
portion of the small
intestine, nutrients move
through the large intestine
in what order?
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