2025 AAPC CPC EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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WhatRisRtheRfunctionRofRtheRthyroidRgland?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRtrueRaboutRtheRtympanicRmembrane?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
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WhatRisRtheRmeaningRofR"providerR"inRtheRICDR-RnineRguidelinesRreferRto?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRphysician
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatRtypeRofRproviderRgoesRthroughRapproximatelyR26R1/2RmonthsRofReducationRandRisRlicensedRtoRpracti
ceRmedicineRwithRtheRoversightRofRaRphysician?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-PhysicianRAssistantR(PA)
TheR____RdescribesRwhetherRspecificRmedicalRitems,Rservices,RtreatmentRprocedures,RorRtechnologiesRareR
consideredRmedicallyRnecessaryRunderRMedicareR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-NationalRCoverageRDeterminations
LCD'sRonlyRhaveRjurisdictionRinRtheirR____Rarea.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Regional
ABNRstandsRforR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-AdvanceRBeneficiaryRNotice
HIPPARwasRmadeRintoRlawRinRwhatRyear?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-1996
WhatRwillRtheRscopeRisRaRcomplianceRprogramRdependRon?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
SizeRandRresourcesRofRtheRphysician'sRpractice
AccordingRtoRtheROIG,RinternalRmonitoringRandRauditingRshouldRbeRperformedRbyRwhatRmeans?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-PeriodicRaudits
AAPCRhasRwhatRtoRdetermineRcurrentRyear'sRcoderRsalaries?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-SalaryRsurvey
TheRASPCRoffersRoverR440RlocalRchaptersRacrossRtheRcountryRandRinRtheRBahamasRforRtheRpurposeRofR-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-Networking
AnRabdominalRaorticRaneurysmRisRsignificantRbecauseR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ItRisRaRweaknessRinRaRlargeRarteryRandRruptureRcouldRbeRdeadly
WhatRdistinguishesRaR"sentinel"RnodeRfromRtheRlymphRnodes?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARsentinelRnodeRisRtheRfirstRlymphRnodeRinRaRgroupRofRnodesRtoRbeRreachedRbyRmetastasizingRcancerRcells
, TheRmediastinumRcontainsRallRofRtheRfollowingRexceptR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Lungs
TheRtermR"pneumomediastinum"RdescribesRwhatRcondition?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRpresenceRofRairRinRtheRmediastinum
TheRstructureRofRtheRmaleRanatomyRcarryingRspermRoutRofRtheRepididymisRisRcalled:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
VasRdeferens
TheRtermR"episiotomy"RbestRdescribesRaRprocedureRofRwhatRtype?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AnRincisionRmadeRinRtheRperineumRtoRenlargeRtheRpassageRforRtheRfetusRduringRdelivery
WhichRglandRisRlocatedRonRtheRsuperiorRsurfaceRofRtheRkidney?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-AdrenalRgland
WhatRisRtheRfunctionRofRtheRthyroidRgland?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ItRsecretesRhormonesRregulatingRbodyRmetabolismRandRbloodRcalcium
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRtrueRaboutRtheRtympanicRmembrane?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ItRseparatesRtheRexternalRearRfromRtheRmiddleRear
BoneRmarrowRharvestingRisRaRprocedureRtoRobtainRboneRmarrowRfromRaRdonor.RBoneRmarrowRcollectedRfr
omRaRcloseRrelativeRis:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Allogenic
RemovalRofRwasteRproductsRfromRtheRbloodRis:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Hemodialysis
ARconditionRwhereRtheRthyroidRisRoveractiveRisRcalled:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Thyrotoxicosis
WhoRareRtheRpartiesRresponsibleRforRoverseeingRchangesRandRmodificationsRtoRICDR-R9?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-NCHSRandRCMS
WhatRisRtheRmeaningRofR"providerR"inRtheRICDR-RnineRguidelinesRreferRto?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRphysician