AAPC CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
ABN - CORRECT ANSWER -Advanced Beneficiary Notification
AMA - CORRECT ANSWER -American Medical Association
APC - CORRECT ANSWER -Ambulatory Payment Classification
ARRA - CORRECT ANSWER -American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASC - CORRECT ANSWER -Ambulatory Surgical Center
CF - CORRECT ANSWER -conversion factor
CMS - CORRECT ANSWER -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPC - CORRECT ANSWER -Certified Professional Coder
CPT - CORRECT ANSWER -Current Procedural Terminology
DRG - CORRECT ANSWER -diagnostic related group
EHR - CORRECT ANSWER -electronic health record
E/M - CORRECT ANSWER -Evaluation and Management
GPCI - CORRECT ANSWER -Geographic Practice Cost Index
, HCPCS - CORRECT ANSWER -Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HHS - CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HITECH - CORRECT ANSWER -Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HMO - CORRECT ANSWER -health maintenance organization
ICD-10-CM - CORRECT ANSWER -
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification
LCD - CORRECT ANSWER -Local Coverage Determination
MAC - CORRECT ANSWER -Medicare Administrative Contractor
MPz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -malpractice
MS-DRGz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Medicarez Severityz Diagnosisz Relatedz Group
NCDz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Nationalz Coveragez Determination
NPz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -nursez practitioner
OCRz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Officez ofz Civilz Rights
OIGz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Officez ofz Inspectorz General
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
ABN - CORRECT ANSWER -Advanced Beneficiary Notification
AMA - CORRECT ANSWER -American Medical Association
APC - CORRECT ANSWER -Ambulatory Payment Classification
ARRA - CORRECT ANSWER -American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASC - CORRECT ANSWER -Ambulatory Surgical Center
CF - CORRECT ANSWER -conversion factor
CMS - CORRECT ANSWER -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPC - CORRECT ANSWER -Certified Professional Coder
CPT - CORRECT ANSWER -Current Procedural Terminology
DRG - CORRECT ANSWER -diagnostic related group
EHR - CORRECT ANSWER -electronic health record
E/M - CORRECT ANSWER -Evaluation and Management
GPCI - CORRECT ANSWER -Geographic Practice Cost Index
, HCPCS - CORRECT ANSWER -Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
HHS - CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HITECH - CORRECT ANSWER -Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
HMO - CORRECT ANSWER -health maintenance organization
ICD-10-CM - CORRECT ANSWER -
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification
LCD - CORRECT ANSWER -Local Coverage Determination
MAC - CORRECT ANSWER -Medicare Administrative Contractor
MPz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -malpractice
MS-DRGz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Medicarez Severityz Diagnosisz Relatedz Group
NCDz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Nationalz Coveragez Determination
NPz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -nursez practitioner
OCRz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Officez ofz Civilz Rights
OIGz -z CORRECTz ANSWERz -Officez ofz Inspectorz General
