AAPC CPC EXAMS PRACTICE A STUDY GUIDE Questions with
Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Who is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA security rule
Answer: Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Question 2: ABN.
Answer: Advance Beneficiary Notice
Question 3: According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means?
Answer: Periodic audits
Question 4: What does the abbreviation MAC stand for?
Answer: Medicare Administrative Contractor
Question 5: How many lobes make up the RIGHT lung?
Answer:
1. the right has
2. 3 lobes
3. the left has 2 lobes
Question 6: Condition in which the endometrial tissue is found outside of the uterus.
Answer: Endometriosis
Question 7: A thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves is called the:
Answer: endocardium
Question 8: PHI
Answer: Protected Health Information
Question 9: What is the TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers?
Answer: Two codes are assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another
stage during the admission.
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,Question 10: The acronym MMRV stands for what?
Answer: measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella
Question 11: Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
A. duodenum
B. ileum
C. jejunum
D. cecum
Answer: d. cecum
Question 12: Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ______________ policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices.
A. Patient hotline
B. Work around procedures
C. Fees
D. Notices of Privacy Practices
Answer: Notices of Privacy Practices
Question 13: A part of the male genital system sitting below the urinary bladder and surrounding the
urethra is called the:
A. testis
B. scrotum
C. prostate
D. epididymis
Answer: c. Prostate
Question 14: What is the Rinne test?
A. Test using music as the focal point
B. test for hearing loss using a vibrating tuning fork placed at the center of the head
C. test using a 2-syllable word with equal stress on each syllable
D. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air conduction
Answer: d. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air conduction
Question 15: What is the difference between entropion and ectropion?
A. Entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
B. Entropion is facial droop and ectropion is a facial spasm.
C. Entropion is the outward turning of the hands and ectropion is the inward turning of the hands.
D. Entropion inward turning of the feet and ectropion is the outward turning of the feet due to muscle
disorder.
Answer: a. entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
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,Question 16: An arteriovenous anastomosis is used to increase blood flow in hemodialysis. Which one of
the following describes a direct arteriovenous anastomosis?
A. Insertion of a cannula
B. A section of artery and a neighboring vein are joined
C. A donor's vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
D. Radical hysterectomy not otherwise specified
E. A synthetic vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
Answer: b. a section of the artery and a neighboring vein are joined
Question 17: Ventral, umbilical, spigelian and incisional are types of:
A. Surgical approaches
B. Hernias
C. Organs found in the digestive system
D. Cardiac catheterizations
Answer: b. hernias
Question 18: When a patient is having a tenotomy performed on the abductor hallucis muscle, where is
this muscle located?
A. Foot
B. Upper Arm
C. Upper Leg
D. Hand
Answer: a. foot
Question 19: Which statement is TRUE when reporting pregnancy codes (O00- O9A):
A. These codes can be used on the maternal and baby records.
B. These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters.
C. Code Z33.1 should always be reported with these codes.
D. The seventh character assigned to these codes only indicate a complication during the pregnancy.
Answer: B: These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters
Question 20: Which statement is TRUE about reporting codes for diabetes mellitus?
A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record the default type is E11.- Type 2
diabetes mellitus.
B. When a patient uses insulin, Type 1 is always reported.
C. The age of the patient is a sole determining factor to report Type 1. D. When assigning codes for diabetes
and its associated condition(s), the code(s) from category E08-E13 are not reported as a primary code.
Answer: a. if the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record, the default type is E11:
type 2 diabetes mellitus
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, Question 21: Which statement is TRUE for reporting external cause codes of morbidity (V00-Y99)?
A. All external cause codes do not require a seventh character.
B. Only report one external cause code to fully explain each cause.
C. Report code Y92.9 if the place of occurrence is not stated.
D. External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code
Answer: d. external cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code
Question 22: What is NOT included in CPT® surgical package?
A. Typical postoperative follow-up care
B. One related Evaluation and Management service on the same date of the procedure
C. Returning to the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
D. Evaluating the patient in the post-anesthesia recovery area
Answer: c. returning to the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial
procedure
Question 23: What is the term used for inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?
A. Chondromatosis
B. Osteochondritis
C. Costochondritis
D. Osteomyelitis
Answer: d. osteomyelitis
Question 24: The root word trich/o means:
A. Hair
B. Sebum
C. Eyelid
D. Trachea
Answer: a. hair
Question 25: Complete this series: Frontal lobe, Parietal lobe, Temporal lobe, ____________.
A. Medulla lobe
B. Occipital lobe
C. Middle lobe
D. Inferior lobe
Answer: d. occipital lobe
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Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Who is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA security rule
Answer: Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Question 2: ABN.
Answer: Advance Beneficiary Notice
Question 3: According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means?
Answer: Periodic audits
Question 4: What does the abbreviation MAC stand for?
Answer: Medicare Administrative Contractor
Question 5: How many lobes make up the RIGHT lung?
Answer:
1. the right has
2. 3 lobes
3. the left has 2 lobes
Question 6: Condition in which the endometrial tissue is found outside of the uterus.
Answer: Endometriosis
Question 7: A thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves is called the:
Answer: endocardium
Question 8: PHI
Answer: Protected Health Information
Question 9: What is the TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers?
Answer: Two codes are assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another
stage during the admission.
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,Question 10: The acronym MMRV stands for what?
Answer: measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella
Question 11: Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
A. duodenum
B. ileum
C. jejunum
D. cecum
Answer: d. cecum
Question 12: Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ______________ policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices.
A. Patient hotline
B. Work around procedures
C. Fees
D. Notices of Privacy Practices
Answer: Notices of Privacy Practices
Question 13: A part of the male genital system sitting below the urinary bladder and surrounding the
urethra is called the:
A. testis
B. scrotum
C. prostate
D. epididymis
Answer: c. Prostate
Question 14: What is the Rinne test?
A. Test using music as the focal point
B. test for hearing loss using a vibrating tuning fork placed at the center of the head
C. test using a 2-syllable word with equal stress on each syllable
D. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air conduction
Answer: d. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air conduction
Question 15: What is the difference between entropion and ectropion?
A. Entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
B. Entropion is facial droop and ectropion is a facial spasm.
C. Entropion is the outward turning of the hands and ectropion is the inward turning of the hands.
D. Entropion inward turning of the feet and ectropion is the outward turning of the feet due to muscle
disorder.
Answer: a. entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
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,Question 16: An arteriovenous anastomosis is used to increase blood flow in hemodialysis. Which one of
the following describes a direct arteriovenous anastomosis?
A. Insertion of a cannula
B. A section of artery and a neighboring vein are joined
C. A donor's vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
D. Radical hysterectomy not otherwise specified
E. A synthetic vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
Answer: b. a section of the artery and a neighboring vein are joined
Question 17: Ventral, umbilical, spigelian and incisional are types of:
A. Surgical approaches
B. Hernias
C. Organs found in the digestive system
D. Cardiac catheterizations
Answer: b. hernias
Question 18: When a patient is having a tenotomy performed on the abductor hallucis muscle, where is
this muscle located?
A. Foot
B. Upper Arm
C. Upper Leg
D. Hand
Answer: a. foot
Question 19: Which statement is TRUE when reporting pregnancy codes (O00- O9A):
A. These codes can be used on the maternal and baby records.
B. These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters.
C. Code Z33.1 should always be reported with these codes.
D. The seventh character assigned to these codes only indicate a complication during the pregnancy.
Answer: B: These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters
Question 20: Which statement is TRUE about reporting codes for diabetes mellitus?
A. If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record the default type is E11.- Type 2
diabetes mellitus.
B. When a patient uses insulin, Type 1 is always reported.
C. The age of the patient is a sole determining factor to report Type 1. D. When assigning codes for diabetes
and its associated condition(s), the code(s) from category E08-E13 are not reported as a primary code.
Answer: a. if the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record, the default type is E11:
type 2 diabetes mellitus
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, Question 21: Which statement is TRUE for reporting external cause codes of morbidity (V00-Y99)?
A. All external cause codes do not require a seventh character.
B. Only report one external cause code to fully explain each cause.
C. Report code Y92.9 if the place of occurrence is not stated.
D. External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code
Answer: d. external cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code
Question 22: What is NOT included in CPT® surgical package?
A. Typical postoperative follow-up care
B. One related Evaluation and Management service on the same date of the procedure
C. Returning to the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
D. Evaluating the patient in the post-anesthesia recovery area
Answer: c. returning to the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial
procedure
Question 23: What is the term used for inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?
A. Chondromatosis
B. Osteochondritis
C. Costochondritis
D. Osteomyelitis
Answer: d. osteomyelitis
Question 24: The root word trich/o means:
A. Hair
B. Sebum
C. Eyelid
D. Trachea
Answer: a. hair
Question 25: Complete this series: Frontal lobe, Parietal lobe, Temporal lobe, ____________.
A. Medulla lobe
B. Occipital lobe
C. Middle lobe
D. Inferior lobe
Answer: d. occipital lobe
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