AAPC CPC EXAM PREP COMPLIANCE AND
REGULATORY QUESTONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
WhatQdocumentQisQreferencedQtoQwhenQlookingQforQpotentialproblemQareasQidentifiedQbyQtheQgovernme
ntQindicatingscrutinyQofQtheQservicesQwithinQtheQcomingQyear?:
A)QOIGQComplianceQPlanQGuidance
B)QOIGQSecurityQSummary
C)QOIGQWorkQPlan
D)QOIGQInvestigationQPlanQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CQ(Rationale:QTwiceQaQyear,QtheQOIGQreleasesQaQWorkQPlanQoutliningQitsQprioritiesQforQtheQfiscalQyearQahea
d.QWithinQtheQWorkQPlan,QpotentialQproblemQareasQwithQclaimsQsubmissionsQareQlistedQandQwillQbeQtarget
edQwithQspecialQscrutiny.)
WhatQformQisQprovidedQtoQaQpatientQtoQindicateQaQservicemayQnotQbeQcoveredQbyQMedicareQandQtheQpati
entQmayQbeQresponsibleQforQtheQcharges?:
A)QLCD
B)QCMS-1500
C)QUB-04
D)QABNQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DQ(Rationale:QAnQAdvancedQBeneficiaryQNoticeQ(ABN)QisQusedQwhenQaQMedicareQbeneficiaryQrequestsQorQ
agreesQtoQreceiveQaQprocedureQorQserviceQthatQMedicareQmayQnotQcover.QThisQformQnotifiesQtheQpatientQo
fQpotentialQoutQofQpocketQcostsQforQtheQpatient.)
UnderQHIPAA,QwhatQwouldQbeQaQpolicyQrequirementQforQ"minimumQnecessary"?Q"
A)QOnlyQindividualsQwhoseQjobQrequiresQitQmayQhaveQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.
B)QOnlyQtheQpatientQhasQaccessQtoQhisQorQherQownQprotectedQhealthQinformation.
C)QOnlyQtheQtreatingQproviderQhasQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.
D)QAnyoneQwithinQtheQprovider'sQofficeQcanQhaveQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQ(Rationale:QItQisQtheQresponsibilityQofQaQcoveredQentityQtoQdevelopQandQimplementQpolicies,QbestQsuited
QtoQitsQparticularQcircumstancesQtoQmeetQHIPAAQrequirements.QAsQaQpolicyQrequirement,QonlyQthoseQindiv
idualsQwhoseQjobQrequiresQitQmayQhaveQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.)
, WhichQstatementQdescribesQaQmedicallyQnecessaryQservice?Q:
A)QPerformingQaQprocedure/serviceQbasedQonQcostQtoQeliminateQwastefulQservices.
B)QUsingQtheQleastQradicalQservice/procedureQthatQallowsQforQeffectiveQtreatmentQofQtheQpatient'sQcompla
intQorQcondition.
C)QUsingQtheQclosestQfacilityQtoQperformQaQserviceQorQprocedure.
D)QUsingQtheQappropriateQcourseQofQtreatmentQtoQfitQwithinQtheQpatient'sQlifestyle.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
BQ(Rationale:QMedicalQnecessityQisQusingQtheQleastQradicalQservices/procedureQthatQallowsQforQeffectiveQtr
eatmentQofQtheQpatient'sQcomplaintQorQcondition.)
AccordingQtoQtheQexampleQLCDQfromQNovitasQSolutions,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQconditionsQisQconsideredQ
aQsystemicQconditionQthatQmayQresultQinQtheQneedQforQroutineQfootQcare?Q:
A)Qarthritis
B)QchronicQvenousQinsufficiency
C)Qhypertension
D)QmuscleQweaknessQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
BQ(Rationale:QAccordingQtoQtheQLCD,QChronicQvenousQinsufficiencyQisQaQsystemicQconditionQthatQmayQresul
tQinQtheQneedQforQroutineQfootQcare.)
WhenQpresentingQaQcostQestimateQonQanQABNQforQaQpotentiallyQnoncoveredQservice,QtheQcostQestimateQsh
ouldQbeQwithinQwhatQrangeQofQtheQactualQcost?
A)Q$25QorQ10Qpercent
B)Q$100QorQ10Qpercent
C)Q$100QorQ25Qpercent
D)QAnQexactQamountQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CQ(Rationale:QCMSQinstructionsQstipulate,Q"NotifiersQmustQmakeQaQgoodQfaithQeffortQtoQinsertQaQreasonabl
eQestimate...theQestimateQshouldQbeQwithinQ$100QorQ25QpercentQofQtheQactualQcosts,QwhicheverQisQgreate
r.")
WhichQactQwasQenactedQasQpartQofQtheQAmericanQRecoveryQandQReinvestmentQActQofQ2009Q(ARRA)QandQa
ffectedQprivacyQandQsecurity?Q:
A)QHIPAA
B)QHITECH
REGULATORY QUESTONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
WhatQdocumentQisQreferencedQtoQwhenQlookingQforQpotentialproblemQareasQidentifiedQbyQtheQgovernme
ntQindicatingscrutinyQofQtheQservicesQwithinQtheQcomingQyear?:
A)QOIGQComplianceQPlanQGuidance
B)QOIGQSecurityQSummary
C)QOIGQWorkQPlan
D)QOIGQInvestigationQPlanQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CQ(Rationale:QTwiceQaQyear,QtheQOIGQreleasesQaQWorkQPlanQoutliningQitsQprioritiesQforQtheQfiscalQyearQahea
d.QWithinQtheQWorkQPlan,QpotentialQproblemQareasQwithQclaimsQsubmissionsQareQlistedQandQwillQbeQtarget
edQwithQspecialQscrutiny.)
WhatQformQisQprovidedQtoQaQpatientQtoQindicateQaQservicemayQnotQbeQcoveredQbyQMedicareQandQtheQpati
entQmayQbeQresponsibleQforQtheQcharges?:
A)QLCD
B)QCMS-1500
C)QUB-04
D)QABNQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
DQ(Rationale:QAnQAdvancedQBeneficiaryQNoticeQ(ABN)QisQusedQwhenQaQMedicareQbeneficiaryQrequestsQorQ
agreesQtoQreceiveQaQprocedureQorQserviceQthatQMedicareQmayQnotQcover.QThisQformQnotifiesQtheQpatientQo
fQpotentialQoutQofQpocketQcostsQforQtheQpatient.)
UnderQHIPAA,QwhatQwouldQbeQaQpolicyQrequirementQforQ"minimumQnecessary"?Q"
A)QOnlyQindividualsQwhoseQjobQrequiresQitQmayQhaveQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.
B)QOnlyQtheQpatientQhasQaccessQtoQhisQorQherQownQprotectedQhealthQinformation.
C)QOnlyQtheQtreatingQproviderQhasQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.
D)QAnyoneQwithinQtheQprovider'sQofficeQcanQhaveQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AQ(Rationale:QItQisQtheQresponsibilityQofQaQcoveredQentityQtoQdevelopQandQimplementQpolicies,QbestQsuited
QtoQitsQparticularQcircumstancesQtoQmeetQHIPAAQrequirements.QAsQaQpolicyQrequirement,QonlyQthoseQindiv
idualsQwhoseQjobQrequiresQitQmayQhaveQaccessQtoQprotectedQhealthQinformation.)
, WhichQstatementQdescribesQaQmedicallyQnecessaryQservice?Q:
A)QPerformingQaQprocedure/serviceQbasedQonQcostQtoQeliminateQwastefulQservices.
B)QUsingQtheQleastQradicalQservice/procedureQthatQallowsQforQeffectiveQtreatmentQofQtheQpatient'sQcompla
intQorQcondition.
C)QUsingQtheQclosestQfacilityQtoQperformQaQserviceQorQprocedure.
D)QUsingQtheQappropriateQcourseQofQtreatmentQtoQfitQwithinQtheQpatient'sQlifestyle.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
BQ(Rationale:QMedicalQnecessityQisQusingQtheQleastQradicalQservices/procedureQthatQallowsQforQeffectiveQtr
eatmentQofQtheQpatient'sQcomplaintQorQcondition.)
AccordingQtoQtheQexampleQLCDQfromQNovitasQSolutions,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQconditionsQisQconsideredQ
aQsystemicQconditionQthatQmayQresultQinQtheQneedQforQroutineQfootQcare?Q:
A)Qarthritis
B)QchronicQvenousQinsufficiency
C)Qhypertension
D)QmuscleQweaknessQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
BQ(Rationale:QAccordingQtoQtheQLCD,QChronicQvenousQinsufficiencyQisQaQsystemicQconditionQthatQmayQresul
tQinQtheQneedQforQroutineQfootQcare.)
WhenQpresentingQaQcostQestimateQonQanQABNQforQaQpotentiallyQnoncoveredQservice,QtheQcostQestimateQsh
ouldQbeQwithinQwhatQrangeQofQtheQactualQcost?
A)Q$25QorQ10Qpercent
B)Q$100QorQ10Qpercent
C)Q$100QorQ25Qpercent
D)QAnQexactQamountQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
CQ(Rationale:QCMSQinstructionsQstipulate,Q"NotifiersQmustQmakeQaQgoodQfaithQeffortQtoQinsertQaQreasonabl
eQestimate...theQestimateQshouldQbeQwithinQ$100QorQ25QpercentQofQtheQactualQcosts,QwhicheverQisQgreate
r.")
WhichQactQwasQenactedQasQpartQofQtheQAmericanQRecoveryQandQReinvestmentQActQofQ2009Q(ARRA)QandQa
ffectedQprivacyQandQsecurity?Q:
A)QHIPAA
B)QHITECH