AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Whatmformmismusedmtomsubmitmamprovider'smchargemtomtheminsurancemcarrier?



a.mUB-04

b.mProvidermreimbursementmform

c.mCMS-1500

d.mABNm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mCMS-1500



Whichmcodingmmanualsmdomoutpatientmcodersmfocusmonmlearning?



a.mCPT,mHCPCSmLevelmIImandmICD-10-CMm

b.mCPTmandmICD-10-CM

c.mICD-10-CMmandmICD-10-PCS

d.mCPT,mHCPCSmLevelmII,mICD-10-CM,mICD-10-PCSm-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mCPT,mHCPCSmLevelmIImandmICD-10-CM




InmwhatmyearmwasmHITECHmenactedmasmpartmofmthemAmericanmRecoverymandmReinvestmentmAct?



a.m2010

b.m2009

c.m2000

d.m2007m-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m2009

,Voluntarymcompliancemprogramsmalsomprovidembenefitsmbymnotmonlymhelpingmtompreventmerroneo
usmorm____,mbutmalsombymshowingmthatmthemprovidermpracticemismmakingmadditionalmgoodmfaithmef
fortsmtomsubmitmclaimsmappropriately.



a.mOvermutilizedmcodes

b.mDuplicativemclaims

c.mFraudulentmclaims

d.mMistakenmprincipalsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mFraudulentmclaims



WhichmCMSmproductmdescribesmwhethermspecificmmedicalmitems,mservices,mtreatmentmprocedure
smormtechnologiesmaremconsideredmmedicallymnecessarymundermMedicare?



a.mMedicaremClaimsmProcessingmManual

b.mNationalmCoveragemDeterminationsmManual

c.mRelativemValuemFiles

d.mMedicaremPhysicianmFeemSchedulemFinalmRulem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mNationalmCoveragemDeterminationsmManual




Whichmconditionmresultsmfrommanminjurymtomthemhead?mThemsymptomsmincludemheadache,mdizzin
essmandmvomiting.



a.mMeningitis

b.mConcussion

c.mEpilepsy

d.mParkinson'smdiseasem-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mConcussion

,Inmorder,mstartingmwithmtheminnermostmlayer,mwhatmaremthemfourmwallsmofmthemdigestivemtract?



a.mMucosa,msubmucosa,mmuscle,mserosa

b.mSerosa,mmucosa,msubmucosa,mmuscle

c.mMucosa,msubmucosa,mserosa,mmuscle

d.mMuscle,msubmucosa,mmucosa,mserosam-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mMucosa,msubmucosa,mmuscle,mserosa




Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmpsoriasis?



a.mAmchronicmconditionmcharacterizedmbymred,mdry,melevatedmlesions,mcoveredmbymsilverymscales

b.mAnminflammatorymconditionmcharacterizedmbymrednessmpustularmandmvesicularmlesions,mcrusts,m
andmscales

c.mAnmallergicmreactionmcharacterizedmbymwhealsmandmgenerallymaccompaniedmbympruritus

d.mAmcontagiousminfectionmofmskinmgenerallymcausedmbymstaphylococcusmbacteriumm-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mAmchronicmconditionmcharacterizedmbymred,mdry,melevatedmlesions,mcovere


dmbymsilverymscales



Amformmofmmilkmproducedmthemfirstmfewmdaysmaftermgivingmbirthmis:



a.mProlactin

b.mColostrum

c.mLactose

d.mChorionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mColostrum



Amconditionmwheremthemthyroidmismoveractivemismcalled:

, a.mThyrotoxicosis

b.mPanhypopituitarism

c.mKetosis

d.mThyroiditism-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mThyrotoxicosis



Whatmdomtheminstructionsmandmconventionsmofmthemclassificationmtakemprecedencemover?



a.mCPT

b.mDocumentation

c.mOfficialmCodingmGuidelinesm

d.mNothing.mTheymaremonlymusedminmthemeventmofmnomotherminstruction.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mOfficialmCodingmGuidelines




Whatmismthemsequencingmordermwhenmcodingmamsequelam(latemeffect)?



a.mTheymsymptommismcodedmfirstmfollowedmbymthemresidualmconditionmandmthemlatemeffectmcode

b.mThemcausemofmthemlatemeffectmismcodedmfirstmandmthemresidualmconditionmismcodedmsecond

c.mThemcausemofmthemlatemeffectmismcodedmfirst;mthemresidualmconditionmismsecondmfollowedmbymthe
msymptoms



d.mThemresidualmconditionmismcodedmfirst,mandmthemcode(s)formthemcausemofmthemlatemeffectmaremco
dedmasmsecondarym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mThemresidualmconditionmismcodedmfirst,mandmthemcode(s)formthemcausemofmt


hemlatemeffectmaremcodedmasmsecondary



UsingmthemICD-10-
CMmAlphabeticmIndex,mwhichmmainmtermmbelowmhasmanminstructionalmnotemindicatingmanothermm
ainmtermmmaymalsombemreferencedmthatmmaymprovidemadditionalmAlphabeticmIndexmentriesmthatm
maymbemuseful?