AAPC CPC Foundational Practice Set
Questions and Answers Verified 2025
The minimum necessary rule ensures that protected health information is only used or disclosed
when absolutely required to fulfill a specific purpose or task. What does this mean?
a. Staff members are allowed unrestricted access to any medical record
b. Providers should implement safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to protected health
information.
c. Practices should only provide minimal necessary information to patients
d. All of the above
What does the abbreviation EHR stand for?
a. Electronic health record
b. Extended health record
c. Electronic health response
d. Established health record
The AAPC operates over 500 local chapters across the country for what purpose?
a. Continuing education and networking
b. Membership dues
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,c. Regulations and bylaws
d. Financial management
What does the acronym MAC represent?
a. Medicaid Alert Contractor
b. Medicare Advisory Contractor
c. Medicare Administrative Contractor
d. Medicaid Administrative Contractor
The OIG advises provider practices to enforce disciplinary actions through widely known
compliance guidelines to ensure the actions are:
a. Permanent
b. Consistent and appropriate
c. Frequent
d. Swift and enforceable
Which vessel returns oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs?
a. Pulmonary vein
b. Bronchial vein
c. Pulmonary artery
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,d. Bronchial artery
By which method is muscle attached to bone?
a. Tendons, ligaments, and directly to bone
b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
c. Ligaments, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
d. Tendons and cartilage
What is the function of the lacrimal glands?
a. Production of tears
b. Production of vitreous
c. Production of mydriatic agents
d. Production of zonules
How is melasma defined?
a. Lines where the skin has been stretched
b. A discharge of mucus and blood
c. A dark vertical line appearing on the abdomen
d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face
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, What part of the eye is examined during gonioscopy?
a. Anterior chamber of the eye
b. Lacrimal duct
c. Interior surface of the eye
d. Posterior segment
What type of code is assigned when a provider documents the reason for a patient seeking
healthcare that is not related to an injury or disease?
a. Non-specific code
b. External cause code (V00-Y99)
c. Z code (Z00-Z99)
d. ICD-10-PCS
What is the ICD-10-CM code for hay fever?
J30.1
What is the ICD-10-CM code for swine flu?
a. J10.1
b. A08.4
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Questions and Answers Verified 2025
The minimum necessary rule ensures that protected health information is only used or disclosed
when absolutely required to fulfill a specific purpose or task. What does this mean?
a. Staff members are allowed unrestricted access to any medical record
b. Providers should implement safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to protected health
information.
c. Practices should only provide minimal necessary information to patients
d. All of the above
What does the abbreviation EHR stand for?
a. Electronic health record
b. Extended health record
c. Electronic health response
d. Established health record
The AAPC operates over 500 local chapters across the country for what purpose?
a. Continuing education and networking
b. Membership dues
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,c. Regulations and bylaws
d. Financial management
What does the acronym MAC represent?
a. Medicaid Alert Contractor
b. Medicare Advisory Contractor
c. Medicare Administrative Contractor
d. Medicaid Administrative Contractor
The OIG advises provider practices to enforce disciplinary actions through widely known
compliance guidelines to ensure the actions are:
a. Permanent
b. Consistent and appropriate
c. Frequent
d. Swift and enforceable
Which vessel returns oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs?
a. Pulmonary vein
b. Bronchial vein
c. Pulmonary artery
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,d. Bronchial artery
By which method is muscle attached to bone?
a. Tendons, ligaments, and directly to bone
b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
c. Ligaments, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
d. Tendons and cartilage
What is the function of the lacrimal glands?
a. Production of tears
b. Production of vitreous
c. Production of mydriatic agents
d. Production of zonules
How is melasma defined?
a. Lines where the skin has been stretched
b. A discharge of mucus and blood
c. A dark vertical line appearing on the abdomen
d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face
3
, What part of the eye is examined during gonioscopy?
a. Anterior chamber of the eye
b. Lacrimal duct
c. Interior surface of the eye
d. Posterior segment
What type of code is assigned when a provider documents the reason for a patient seeking
healthcare that is not related to an injury or disease?
a. Non-specific code
b. External cause code (V00-Y99)
c. Z code (Z00-Z99)
d. ICD-10-PCS
What is the ICD-10-CM code for hay fever?
J30.1
What is the ICD-10-CM code for swine flu?
a. J10.1
b. A08.4
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