AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM REVIEW/ 100 Actual Final Exam
Questions with Correct Verified Answers –Updated 2024
(NEW!!)- Rated A+
When coding in operative report what action would NOT be recommended? - Correct Answer - Coding
from the header with out reading the body of the report
The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, nodes, the ____, and the _____. - Correct Answer -
Purkinje fibers and Bundle of His
What part of the cardiovascular system is responsible for the one-way flow of blood through the
chambers of the heart? - Correct Answer - Heart valves
What information is required to accurately code PVD due to diabetes in ICD-10-CM? - Correct Answer -
Whether the patient has gangrene
Bile empties into the duodenum through what structure? - Correct Answer - Common bile duct
Which of the following is not a function on the skin? - Correct Answer - Acts as a gland by synthesizing
vitamin A.
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for spontaneous pneumothorax? - Correct Answer - J93.83
When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-10-CM code is assigned? - Correct
Answer - R75
What does MRSA stand for? - Correct Answer - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
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, When do you code acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis? - Correct Answer - When it occurs
after admission
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is used as the default
type? - Correct Answer - Type 2
If a patient uses insulin, what type of diabetic does it mean the patient is? - Correct Answer - The use of
insulin doesn't specify the patient is a certain type of diabetic
According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due to
malignancy, how is it reported? - Correct Answer - The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code
for the anemia.
If an NCD doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a Medicare patient who
determines coverage? - Correct Answer - Medicare administrative contractor (MAC)
MAC stands for what!? - Correct Answer - Medicare administrative contractor
What is the definition of coding? - Correct Answer - Translating documentation into
numerical/alphabetical codes used to obtain reimbursement.
45 year old female with malignant Mullerian duct cancer is receiving her first treatment of
chemotherapy. What diagnosis codes are reported? - Correct Answer - Z51.11, C57.7
The patient is a 12 month old with a history of muscle weakness. Unfortunately his etiology is unknown
and to help delineate the diagnosis neurology has consulted us to obtain a right biceps muscle biopsy.
What diagnosis code is reported? - Correct Answer - M62.81
The provider orders the following serum blood tests as part of a pre-employment physical exam. The
patient goes to the local hospital for the following tests: CBC automated and automated differential WBC
count (85025), comprehensive metabolic panel (80053), and a thyroid stimulating hormone assay
(84443), all part of the general health panel. A drug screen for multiple drug classes was also collected
(80100). What diagnosis code is reported? - Correct Answer - Z02.1
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Questions with Correct Verified Answers –Updated 2024
(NEW!!)- Rated A+
When coding in operative report what action would NOT be recommended? - Correct Answer - Coding
from the header with out reading the body of the report
The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, nodes, the ____, and the _____. - Correct Answer -
Purkinje fibers and Bundle of His
What part of the cardiovascular system is responsible for the one-way flow of blood through the
chambers of the heart? - Correct Answer - Heart valves
What information is required to accurately code PVD due to diabetes in ICD-10-CM? - Correct Answer -
Whether the patient has gangrene
Bile empties into the duodenum through what structure? - Correct Answer - Common bile duct
Which of the following is not a function on the skin? - Correct Answer - Acts as a gland by synthesizing
vitamin A.
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for spontaneous pneumothorax? - Correct Answer - J93.83
When a patient has a blood test for HIV that is inconclusive, what ICD-10-CM code is assigned? - Correct
Answer - R75
What does MRSA stand for? - Correct Answer - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
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, When do you code acute respiratory failure as a secondary diagnosis? - Correct Answer - When it occurs
after admission
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is used as the default
type? - Correct Answer - Type 2
If a patient uses insulin, what type of diabetic does it mean the patient is? - Correct Answer - The use of
insulin doesn't specify the patient is a certain type of diabetic
According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due to
malignancy, how is it reported? - Correct Answer - The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code
for the anemia.
If an NCD doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a Medicare patient who
determines coverage? - Correct Answer - Medicare administrative contractor (MAC)
MAC stands for what!? - Correct Answer - Medicare administrative contractor
What is the definition of coding? - Correct Answer - Translating documentation into
numerical/alphabetical codes used to obtain reimbursement.
45 year old female with malignant Mullerian duct cancer is receiving her first treatment of
chemotherapy. What diagnosis codes are reported? - Correct Answer - Z51.11, C57.7
The patient is a 12 month old with a history of muscle weakness. Unfortunately his etiology is unknown
and to help delineate the diagnosis neurology has consulted us to obtain a right biceps muscle biopsy.
What diagnosis code is reported? - Correct Answer - M62.81
The provider orders the following serum blood tests as part of a pre-employment physical exam. The
patient goes to the local hospital for the following tests: CBC automated and automated differential WBC
count (85025), comprehensive metabolic panel (80053), and a thyroid stimulating hormone assay
(84443), all part of the general health panel. A drug screen for multiple drug classes was also collected
(80100). What diagnosis code is reported? - Correct Answer - Z02.1
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