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

AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)



What form is used to submit a provider's charge to the insurance carrier?
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a. UB-04
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b. Provider reimbursement form
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c. CMS-1500
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d. ABN - ans-c. CMS-1500
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Which coding manuals do outpatient coders focus on learning?
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a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
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b. CPT and ICD-10-CM
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c. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
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d. CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS - ans-a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-
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10-CM

In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
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a. 2010
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b. 2009
km




c. 2000
km




d. 2007 - ans-b. 2009
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Voluntary compliance programs also provide benefits by not only helping to prevent erroneou
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s or ____, but also by showing that the provider practice is making additional good faith effort
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s to submit claims appropriately.
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a. Over utilized codes
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b. Duplicative claims
km km




c. Fraudulent claims
km km




d. Mistaken principals - ans-c. Fraudulent claims
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Which CMS product describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedure
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s or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare?
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a. Medicare Claims Processing Manual
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b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
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c. Relative Value Files
km km km

,d. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule - ans-
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b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
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Which condition results from an injury to the head?
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The symptoms include headache, dizziness and vomiting.
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a. Meningitis
km




b. Concussion
km




c. Epilepsy
km




d. Parkinson's disease - ans-b. Concussion
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In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the four walls of the digestive tract?
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a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
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b. Serosa, mucosa, submucosa, muscle
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c. Mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscle
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d. Muscle, submucosa, mucosa, serosa - ans-a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
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Which one of the following best describes psoriasis?
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a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
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b. An inflammatory condition characterized by redness pustular and vesicular lesions, crusts,
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and scales km




c. An allergic reaction characterized by wheals and generally accompanied by pruritus
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d. A contagious infection of skin generally caused by staphylococcus bacterium - ans-
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a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
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A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is:
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a. Prolactin
km




b. Colostrum
km




c. Lactose
km




d. Chorion - ans-b. Colostrum
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A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called:
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a. Thyrotoxicosis
km




b. Panhypopituitarism
km




c. Ketosis
km




d. Thyroiditis - ans-a. Thyrotoxicosis
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What do the instructions and conventions of the classification take precedence over?
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a. CPTkm




b. Documentation
km




c. Official Coding Guidelines
km km km




d. Nothing. They are only used in the event of no other instruction. - ans-
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c. Official Coding Guidelines
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What is the sequencing order when coding a sequela (late effect)?
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a. They symptom is coded first followed by the residual condition and the late effect code
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b. The cause of the late effect is coded first and the residual condition is coded second
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, c. The cause of the late effect is coded first; the residual condition is second followed by the s
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ymptoms
d. The residual condition is coded first, and the code(s)for the cause of the late effect are cod
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ed as secondary - ans-
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d. The residual condition is coded first, and the code(s)for the cause of the late effect are cod
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ed as secondary km km




Using the ICD-10- km km




CM Alphabetic Index, which main term below has an instructional note indicating another mai
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n term may also be referenced that may provide additional Alphabetic Index entries that may
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be useful? km




a. Diabetes km




b. Fibrosarcoma
km




c. Appendicitis
km




d. Symptoms - ans-b. Fibrosarcoma
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A 50-year-
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old female presents to her provider with symptoms of insomnia and upset stomach. The provi
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der suspects she is premenopausal. She is diagnosed with impending menopause. What dia
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gnosis code(s) should be reported? km km km km




a. E28.319 km




b. G47.00, K30km km




c. N95.9, G47.00, K30
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d. N95.9 - ans-b. G47.00, K30
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Rationale: ICD-10-CM guideline I.B.11 states to reference the ICD-10- km km km km km km km km




CM Alphabetic Index to determine if the condition has a subentry for impending or threatened
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mand also reference main term entries for Impending and Threatened. If the subterms are liste
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d, assign the given code. If the subterms are not listed, code the existing underlying condition
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(s) and not the condition described as impending or threatened. Look in the Alphabetic Index
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for Impending. There is not a subterm for menopause; therefore, the symptoms are coded. Lo
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ok for Insomnia (organic) which directs the coder to G47.00. Next, look for Upset/
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stomach which directs the coder to K30. Verify code selection in the Tabular List.
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What is the ICD-10-CM code for a laceration on the left shoulder, subsequent encounter?
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a. S51.009D km




b. S46.001D km




c. S51.801D km




d. S41.012D - ans-d. S41.012D
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According to ICD-10- km km




CM guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due to malignancy, how is i
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t reported?
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a. Anemia is reported first, followed by the code for the malignancy
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b. The malignancy is the only condition reported
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c. Anemia is the only condition reported
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d. The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia - ans-
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d. The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia
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