AAPC CPC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The term for pain in the ear is: - Answer-Otalgia
Pronation is turning the hand have the palm face: - Answer-Downward
What does ICD - 9 - CM stand for? - Answer-International classification of diseases -
9th revision - clinical modification
What are two sense organs included in chapter 6: diseases of nervous system and
sense organs? - Answer-Eyes and ears
How are new additions and revisions indicated in CPT code but each year? -
Answer-Green print
If a CPT code and HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which should
you report? - Answer-It depends on the payer
How often is HCPCS level two permanent national codes updated? - Answer-
Annually
What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? - Answer-Keloid
Repair of a coronary vessel is called: - Answer-Angioplasty
What is the term that describes the removal of a portion or all of the stomach? -
Answer-Gastrectomy
What are the reproductive glands that produce male hormones? - Answer-Testes
I surgeon performed a cataract surgery with an interocular lens implant on the right
eye of a Medicare patient. What modifiers would be reported? - Answer-RT
What are the services in the reproductive medicine procedure section of the
pathology and laboratory chapter of the CPT report? - Answer-Services related to in
vitro fertilization
Removal of waste products from the blood is: - Answer-Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - Answer-Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD -
9? - Answer-NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? - Answer-The
physician
, Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? - Answer-
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial injury? -
Answer-Blister
When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their separate
entries for both, how is it reported? - Answer-Code both sequencing the cute first
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is
used as a default type? - Answer-Type II
What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? - Answer-Compound fracture
Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? - Answer-
Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - Answer-Chronic kidney disease
Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when preparing to
code an operative report/physician note? - Answer-Procedure or service
What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? - Answer-
Nonfacility
A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose protected
health information to carry out all but what of the following? - Answer-For public use
Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ and policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices. - Answer-Notices of privacy practices
Which provider is not a mid-level provider? - Answer-Anesthesiologist
According to AAPC's code of ethics, a member shall use only ____ and ____ means
in all professional dealings. - Answer-Legal and ethical
The minimum necessary rule applies to - Answer-Covered entities taking responsible
steps
The mediastinum contains all of the following except: - Answer-Lungs
Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? - Answer-
Left ventricle
An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which a fertilized ovum is implanted in any
tissue other than the ____. - Answer-You uterine wall
The collection of sweat by Iontophoresis can be found in what section the path
ologies chapter of CPT? - Answer-Other procedures
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The term for pain in the ear is: - Answer-Otalgia
Pronation is turning the hand have the palm face: - Answer-Downward
What does ICD - 9 - CM stand for? - Answer-International classification of diseases -
9th revision - clinical modification
What are two sense organs included in chapter 6: diseases of nervous system and
sense organs? - Answer-Eyes and ears
How are new additions and revisions indicated in CPT code but each year? -
Answer-Green print
If a CPT code and HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which should
you report? - Answer-It depends on the payer
How often is HCPCS level two permanent national codes updated? - Answer-
Annually
What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? - Answer-Keloid
Repair of a coronary vessel is called: - Answer-Angioplasty
What is the term that describes the removal of a portion or all of the stomach? -
Answer-Gastrectomy
What are the reproductive glands that produce male hormones? - Answer-Testes
I surgeon performed a cataract surgery with an interocular lens implant on the right
eye of a Medicare patient. What modifiers would be reported? - Answer-RT
What are the services in the reproductive medicine procedure section of the
pathology and laboratory chapter of the CPT report? - Answer-Services related to in
vitro fertilization
Removal of waste products from the blood is: - Answer-Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - Answer-Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD -
9? - Answer-NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? - Answer-The
physician
, Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? - Answer-
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial injury? -
Answer-Blister
When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their separate
entries for both, how is it reported? - Answer-Code both sequencing the cute first
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is
used as a default type? - Answer-Type II
What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? - Answer-Compound fracture
Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? - Answer-
Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - Answer-Chronic kidney disease
Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when preparing to
code an operative report/physician note? - Answer-Procedure or service
What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? - Answer-
Nonfacility
A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose protected
health information to carry out all but what of the following? - Answer-For public use
Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ and policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices. - Answer-Notices of privacy practices
Which provider is not a mid-level provider? - Answer-Anesthesiologist
According to AAPC's code of ethics, a member shall use only ____ and ____ means
in all professional dealings. - Answer-Legal and ethical
The minimum necessary rule applies to - Answer-Covered entities taking responsible
steps
The mediastinum contains all of the following except: - Answer-Lungs
Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? - Answer-
Left ventricle
An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which a fertilized ovum is implanted in any
tissue other than the ____. - Answer-You uterine wall
The collection of sweat by Iontophoresis can be found in what section the path
ologies chapter of CPT? - Answer-Other procedures
