AAPC CPC Exam 2023 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is
licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? - CORRECT
ANSWER Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures,
or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare - CORRECT
ANSWER National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - CORRECT ANSWER Regional
ABN stands for - CORRECT ANSWER Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - CORRECT ANSWER 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - CORRECT ANSWER
Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means? - CORRECT ANSWER Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - CORRECT ANSWER
Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for
the purpose of - CORRECT ANSWER Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - CORRECT ANSWER It is
a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - CORRECT
ANSWER A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be
reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except - CORRECT ANSWER
Lungs
, AAPC CPC Exam 2023 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - CORRECT ANSWER
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - CORRECT
ANSWER An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage for the fetus
during delivery
Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney? - CORRECT
ANSWER Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - CORRECT ANSWER It secretes
hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? - CORRECT
ANSWER It separates the external ear from the middle ear
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a donor. Bone
marrow collected from a close relative is: - CORRECT ANSWER Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is: - CORRECT ANSWER
Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - CORRECT ANSWER
Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD -
9? - CORRECT ANSWER NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? -
CORRECT ANSWER The physician
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is
licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? - CORRECT
ANSWER Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures,
or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare - CORRECT
ANSWER National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - CORRECT ANSWER Regional
ABN stands for - CORRECT ANSWER Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - CORRECT ANSWER 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - CORRECT ANSWER
Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means? - CORRECT ANSWER Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - CORRECT ANSWER
Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for
the purpose of - CORRECT ANSWER Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - CORRECT ANSWER It is
a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - CORRECT
ANSWER A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes to be
reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except - CORRECT ANSWER
Lungs
, AAPC CPC Exam 2023 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - CORRECT ANSWER
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - CORRECT
ANSWER An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage for the fetus
during delivery
Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney? - CORRECT
ANSWER Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - CORRECT ANSWER It secretes
hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? - CORRECT
ANSWER It separates the external ear from the middle ear
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a donor. Bone
marrow collected from a close relative is: - CORRECT ANSWER Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is: - CORRECT ANSWER
Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - CORRECT ANSWER
Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD -
9? - CORRECT ANSWER NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? -
CORRECT ANSWER The physician
