AAPC - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom?
a. State Law
b. NCDs
c. Each regional MAC
d. LMRPs - correct answer-c. Each regional MAC
ABN stands for _____.
a. Advanced Benefits Notification
b. Advisory Beneficial Notice
c. Admitting Beneficiary Notice
d. Advance Beneficiary Notice - correct answer-d. Advance Beneficiary Notice
What type of health insurance provides coverage for low-income families?
a. Commercial HMO
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Commercial PPO - correct answer-b. Medicaid
Which type of information is NOT maintained in a medical record?
a. Treatment outcomes
b. Financial records
c. Medical or surgical interventions
,d. Observations - correct answer-b. Financial records
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means?
a. Focused audits on problems brought to the attention of the compliance officer.
b. Baseline audits.
c. Periodic audits.
d. Audits on all denied claims. - correct answer-c. Periodic audits.
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by which structure?
a. Ureter
b. Urethra
c. Kidney pelvis
d. Urinary vein - correct answer-a. Ureter
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a.zVenouszsystem
b.zEndocrinezsystem
c.zArterialzsystem
d.zLymphaticzsystemz-zcorrectzanswer-b.zEndocrinezsystem
Whatziszazfunctionzofzthezalveolizinzthezlungs?
a.zOxygenzexchange
b.zNicotineziszdestroyed
c.zFluidzinzthezlungszabsorbed
d.zProvidingzanzairwayztozbreathez-zcorrectzanswer-a.zOxygenzexchange
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Cytopathologyziszthezstudyzof:
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b.zCells
c.zBlood
d.zOrgansz-zcorrectzanswer-b.zCells
Thezmeaningzofzheteropsiaz(orzanisometropia)zis:
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b.zDoublezvision
c.zUnequalzvisionzinztheztwozeyes
d.zBlindnesszinzbothzeyesz-zcorrectzanswer-c.zUnequalzvisionzinztheztwozeyes
WhatziszthezmeaningzofzproviderzinzthezICD-10-CMzguidelines?
a.zInsurancezcompany
b.zThezhospital
c.zThezphysician
d.zThezpatientz-zcorrectzanswer-c.zThezphysician
WhatziszthezICD-10-CMzcodezforzhayzfever?
a.zJ30.1
b.zJ30.89
c.zJ30.81
d.zJ45.909z-zcorrectzanswer-a.zJ30.1
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom?
a. State Law
b. NCDs
c. Each regional MAC
d. LMRPs - correct answer-c. Each regional MAC
ABN stands for _____.
a. Advanced Benefits Notification
b. Advisory Beneficial Notice
c. Admitting Beneficiary Notice
d. Advance Beneficiary Notice - correct answer-d. Advance Beneficiary Notice
What type of health insurance provides coverage for low-income families?
a. Commercial HMO
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Commercial PPO - correct answer-b. Medicaid
Which type of information is NOT maintained in a medical record?
a. Treatment outcomes
b. Financial records
c. Medical or surgical interventions
,d. Observations - correct answer-b. Financial records
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means?
a. Focused audits on problems brought to the attention of the compliance officer.
b. Baseline audits.
c. Periodic audits.
d. Audits on all denied claims. - correct answer-c. Periodic audits.
Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by which structure?
a. Ureter
b. Urethra
c. Kidney pelvis
d. Urinary vein - correct answer-a. Ureter
WhichzofzthezfollowingzdoeszNOTzcirculatezfluidszthroughoutzthezbody?
a.zVenouszsystem
b.zEndocrinezsystem
c.zArterialzsystem
d.zLymphaticzsystemz-zcorrectzanswer-b.zEndocrinezsystem
Whatziszazfunctionzofzthezalveolizinzthezlungs?
a.zOxygenzexchange
b.zNicotineziszdestroyed
c.zFluidzinzthezlungszabsorbed
d.zProvidingzanzairwayztozbreathez-zcorrectzanswer-a.zOxygenzexchange
,z
Cytopathologyziszthezstudyzof:
a.zTissue
b.zCells
c.zBlood
d.zOrgansz-zcorrectzanswer-b.zCells
Thezmeaningzofzheteropsiaz(orzanisometropia)zis:
a.zBlindnesszinzhalfzthezvisualzfield
b.zDoublezvision
c.zUnequalzvisionzinztheztwozeyes
d.zBlindnesszinzbothzeyesz-zcorrectzanswer-c.zUnequalzvisionzinztheztwozeyes
WhatziszthezmeaningzofzproviderzinzthezICD-10-CMzguidelines?
a.zInsurancezcompany
b.zThezhospital
c.zThezphysician
d.zThezpatientz-zcorrectzanswer-c.zThezphysician
WhatziszthezICD-10-CMzcodezforzhayzfever?
a.zJ30.1
b.zJ30.89
c.zJ30.81
d.zJ45.909z-zcorrectzanswer-a.zJ30.1
