AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Which statement is TRUE regarding the instruction for use of the CPT® code book?
a. Select the name of the procedure or service that most closely approximated the procedure or
service performed
b. Use an unlisted code when modifying a procedure
c. Parenthetical instructions define each code listed in the code book
d. Select the name of the procedure or service that accurately identifies the service performed -
ANS-d. Select the name of the procedure or service that accurately identifies the service
performed
Which HCPCS level II codes are not reported for Medicare, but used by commercial health plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to report drugs, services, and supplies for which there are no
national codes?
a. S codes
b. J codes
c. A codes
d. G codes - ANS-a. S codes
What is the correct CPT® code for a complicated nephrolithotomy on a patient with a congenital
kidney abnormality?
a. 50065
,b. 50075
c. 50070
d. 50060 - ANS-c. 50070
What type of print indicates new additions and revisions in the CPT® code book each year?
a. Bold print
b. Italic print
c. Red print
d. Green print - ANS-d. Green print
What type of CPT® code is "modifier 51 exempt" even though there is no modifier 51 exempt
symbol next to it?
a. Surgery codes
b. Bilateral procedures
c. Mandated services
d. Add-on codes - ANS-d. Add-on codes
What term best describes a mass of hypertrophic scar tissue?
a. Dermatofibroma
b. Congenital nevus
c. Pilonidal cyst
d. Keloid - ANS-d. Keloid
,In ICD-10-CM, what type of burn is considered corrosion?
a. Burn from a hot appliance
b. Burn from a chemical
c. Burn from a fire
d. Sunburn - ANS-b. Burn from a chemical
Patient has a suspicious lesion of the right axilla. The area was infiltrated with local anesthetic
prepped and draped in a sterile fashion. With the use of a scalpel the 0.3 cm lesion that
included the margins was excised and closed with 5.0 Prolene suture. Pathology report
indicated this was a seborrheic keratosis. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. 11400, L82.1
b. 11106, L82.1
c. 11106, L82.0
d. 11400, L82.0 - ANS-a. 11400, L82.1
PREOPERATIVE & POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
2. Back pain.
3. Neck pain
NAME OF PROCEDURE:
1. Right breast reduction of 1950 g.
2. Right free-nipple graft.
3. Left breast reduction of 1915 g.
4. Left free-nipple graft.
, DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: On each side the free-nipple grafts were harvested. They were
marked to be side specific and were stored on the back table in moistened lap sponges. I
amputated the inferior portion of the breast from the right side. I then moved to the left and
again amputated the inferior portion of the breast. The nipple-areolar complexes were de-
epithelialized using the scalpel. The free-nipple grafts were then retrieved from the back table.
They were each defatted using scissors and were placed in an on-lay fashion on the appropriate
side, and each was inset using 5-0 plain sutures. Closure was done. What CPT® code is
reported?
a. 19325
b. 19318-50
c. 19318
d. 19325-50 - ANS-b. 19318-50
Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that developed from a
genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A 16-gauge needle is used to aspirate
600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid. What codes are reported?
a. 10180-58, N99.820
b. 10160-78, N99.842
c. 10140-58, N99.89
d. 10140-78, S20.20XS - ANS-b. 10160-78, N99.842
___________ fixation with pins, screws, plates, or wires is placed directly on or in the bone to
immobilize a fractured bone and to maintain alignment while it heals.
a. Manipulation
b. Reduction
c. Internal
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Which statement is TRUE regarding the instruction for use of the CPT® code book?
a. Select the name of the procedure or service that most closely approximated the procedure or
service performed
b. Use an unlisted code when modifying a procedure
c. Parenthetical instructions define each code listed in the code book
d. Select the name of the procedure or service that accurately identifies the service performed -
ANS-d. Select the name of the procedure or service that accurately identifies the service
performed
Which HCPCS level II codes are not reported for Medicare, but used by commercial health plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to report drugs, services, and supplies for which there are no
national codes?
a. S codes
b. J codes
c. A codes
d. G codes - ANS-a. S codes
What is the correct CPT® code for a complicated nephrolithotomy on a patient with a congenital
kidney abnormality?
a. 50065
,b. 50075
c. 50070
d. 50060 - ANS-c. 50070
What type of print indicates new additions and revisions in the CPT® code book each year?
a. Bold print
b. Italic print
c. Red print
d. Green print - ANS-d. Green print
What type of CPT® code is "modifier 51 exempt" even though there is no modifier 51 exempt
symbol next to it?
a. Surgery codes
b. Bilateral procedures
c. Mandated services
d. Add-on codes - ANS-d. Add-on codes
What term best describes a mass of hypertrophic scar tissue?
a. Dermatofibroma
b. Congenital nevus
c. Pilonidal cyst
d. Keloid - ANS-d. Keloid
,In ICD-10-CM, what type of burn is considered corrosion?
a. Burn from a hot appliance
b. Burn from a chemical
c. Burn from a fire
d. Sunburn - ANS-b. Burn from a chemical
Patient has a suspicious lesion of the right axilla. The area was infiltrated with local anesthetic
prepped and draped in a sterile fashion. With the use of a scalpel the 0.3 cm lesion that
included the margins was excised and closed with 5.0 Prolene suture. Pathology report
indicated this was a seborrheic keratosis. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. 11400, L82.1
b. 11106, L82.1
c. 11106, L82.0
d. 11400, L82.0 - ANS-a. 11400, L82.1
PREOPERATIVE & POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
2. Back pain.
3. Neck pain
NAME OF PROCEDURE:
1. Right breast reduction of 1950 g.
2. Right free-nipple graft.
3. Left breast reduction of 1915 g.
4. Left free-nipple graft.
, DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: On each side the free-nipple grafts were harvested. They were
marked to be side specific and were stored on the back table in moistened lap sponges. I
amputated the inferior portion of the breast from the right side. I then moved to the left and
again amputated the inferior portion of the breast. The nipple-areolar complexes were de-
epithelialized using the scalpel. The free-nipple grafts were then retrieved from the back table.
They were each defatted using scissors and were placed in an on-lay fashion on the appropriate
side, and each was inset using 5-0 plain sutures. Closure was done. What CPT® code is
reported?
a. 19325
b. 19318-50
c. 19318
d. 19325-50 - ANS-b. 19318-50
Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that developed from a
genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A 16-gauge needle is used to aspirate
600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid. What codes are reported?
a. 10180-58, N99.820
b. 10160-78, N99.842
c. 10140-58, N99.89
d. 10140-78, S20.20XS - ANS-b. 10160-78, N99.842
___________ fixation with pins, screws, plates, or wires is placed directly on or in the bone to
immobilize a fractured bone and to maintain alignment while it heals.
a. Manipulation
b. Reduction
c. Internal
