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AAPC FINAL EXAM/ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Local Coverage Determinations c. Each regional MAC
are administered by whom?
a. State Law
b. NCDs
c. Each regional MAC
d. LMRPs
ABN stands for _____. d. Advance Beneficiary Notice
a. Advanced Benefits
Notification
b. Advisory Beneficial Notice
c. Admitting Beneficiary Notice
d. Advance Beneficiary Notice
What type of health insurance b. Medicaid
provides coverage for low-
income families?
a. Commercial HMO
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Commercial PPO
,Which type of information is b. Financial records
NOT maintained in a medical
record?
a. Treatment outcomes
b. Financial records
c. Medical or surgical
interventions
d. Observations
According to the OIG, internal c. Periodic audits.
monitoring and auditing should
be performed by what means?
a. Focused audits on problems
brought to the attention of the
compliance officer.
b. Baseline audits.
c. Periodic audits.
d. Audits on all denied claims.
Urine is transported from the a. Ureter
kidneys to the urinary bladder
by which structure?
a. Ureter
b. Urethra
c. Kidney pelvis
d. Urinary vein
Which of the following does b. Endocrine system
NOT circulate fluids throughout
the body?
a. Venous system
b. Endocrine system
c. Arterial system
d. Lymphatic system
What is a function of the alveoli a. Oxygen exchange
in the lungs?
a. Oxygen exchange
b. Nicotine is destroyed
c. Fluid in the lungs absorbed
d. Providing an airway to
breathe
Cytopathology is the study of: b. Cells
a. Tissue
b. Cells
c. Blood
d. Organs
,The meaning of heteropsia (or c. Unequal vision in the two eyes
anisometropia) is:
a. Blindness in half the visual
field
b. Double vision
c. Unequal vision in the two eyes
d. Blindness in both eyes
What is the meaning of provider c. The physician
in the ICD-10-CM guidelines?
a. Insurance company
b. The hospital
c. The physician
d. The patient
What is the ICD-10-CM code for a. J30.1
hay fever?
a. J30.1
b. J30.89
c. J30.81
d. J45.909
What is the ICD-10-CM code for d. H53.10
eyestrain?
a. H53.10, H53.10
b. H57.8
c. H57.8, H57.8
d. H53.10
What diagnosis codes should be d. G80.1, G09
reported for spastic cerebral
palsy due to previous illness of
meningitis?
a. G03.9, G80.1
b. G80.1, G43.909, G03.9
c. G09, G80.1
d. G80.1, G09
The patient is a 12 month-old b. M62.81
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 bicep muscle
biopsy. What diagnosis code is
reported?
a. R29.898
b. M62.81
c. R53.1
d. G58.9
, A 50 year-old patient has been c. R03.0
diagnosed with elevated blood
pressure. The patient does not
have a history of hypertension.
What is the correct ICD-10-CM
code to report?
a. I15.0
b. I13.0
c. R03.0
d. I10
A 32 year-old male was seen in b. D17.21, D17.1
the ASC for removal of two
lipomas. One was located on his
back and the other was located
on the right forearm. Both
involved subcutaneous tissue.
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported?
a. D17.1, D17.23
b. D17.21, D17.1
c. D17.30
d. D17.39
What is the time frame defining d. No time frame
when pain becomes chronic?
a. After the global period
b. One year
c. The 30th day
d. No time frame
A patient with amyloidosis being b. E85.4, N08
treated for glomerulonephritis.
What ICD-10-CM codes are
reported?
a. E85.3, N08
b. E85.4, N08
c. N08, E85.3
d. N08, E85.4
A 45 year-old-male patient has c. E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
developed an ulcer on his upper
back. He has had diabetes for
several years and is on insulin.
The provider determines that the
ulcer is due to his diabetes. What
ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. E11.622, Z79.4
b. E11.9, L98.429, Z79.4
c. E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
d. E11.622, L98.429
AAPC FINAL EXAM/ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) A
NEW UPDATED VERSION 2025/2026
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Tissue integrity TEEX final #1 ATI Skills Module 3.0
Teacher 40 terms 100 terms Teacher 7 terms
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Local Coverage Determinations c. Each regional MAC
are administered by whom?
a. State Law
b. NCDs
c. Each regional MAC
d. LMRPs
ABN stands for _____. d. Advance Beneficiary Notice
a. Advanced Benefits
Notification
b. Advisory Beneficial Notice
c. Admitting Beneficiary Notice
d. Advance Beneficiary Notice
What type of health insurance b. Medicaid
provides coverage for low-
income families?
a. Commercial HMO
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Commercial PPO
,Which type of information is b. Financial records
NOT maintained in a medical
record?
a. Treatment outcomes
b. Financial records
c. Medical or surgical
interventions
d. Observations
According to the OIG, internal c. Periodic audits.
monitoring and auditing should
be performed by what means?
a. Focused audits on problems
brought to the attention of the
compliance officer.
b. Baseline audits.
c. Periodic audits.
d. Audits on all denied claims.
Urine is transported from the a. Ureter
kidneys to the urinary bladder
by which structure?
a. Ureter
b. Urethra
c. Kidney pelvis
d. Urinary vein
Which of the following does b. Endocrine system
NOT circulate fluids throughout
the body?
a. Venous system
b. Endocrine system
c. Arterial system
d. Lymphatic system
What is a function of the alveoli a. Oxygen exchange
in the lungs?
a. Oxygen exchange
b. Nicotine is destroyed
c. Fluid in the lungs absorbed
d. Providing an airway to
breathe
Cytopathology is the study of: b. Cells
a. Tissue
b. Cells
c. Blood
d. Organs
,The meaning of heteropsia (or c. Unequal vision in the two eyes
anisometropia) is:
a. Blindness in half the visual
field
b. Double vision
c. Unequal vision in the two eyes
d. Blindness in both eyes
What is the meaning of provider c. The physician
in the ICD-10-CM guidelines?
a. Insurance company
b. The hospital
c. The physician
d. The patient
What is the ICD-10-CM code for a. J30.1
hay fever?
a. J30.1
b. J30.89
c. J30.81
d. J45.909
What is the ICD-10-CM code for d. H53.10
eyestrain?
a. H53.10, H53.10
b. H57.8
c. H57.8, H57.8
d. H53.10
What diagnosis codes should be d. G80.1, G09
reported for spastic cerebral
palsy due to previous illness of
meningitis?
a. G03.9, G80.1
b. G80.1, G43.909, G03.9
c. G09, G80.1
d. G80.1, G09
The patient is a 12 month-old b. M62.81
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 bicep muscle
biopsy. What diagnosis code is
reported?
a. R29.898
b. M62.81
c. R53.1
d. G58.9
, A 50 year-old patient has been c. R03.0
diagnosed with elevated blood
pressure. The patient does not
have a history of hypertension.
What is the correct ICD-10-CM
code to report?
a. I15.0
b. I13.0
c. R03.0
d. I10
A 32 year-old male was seen in b. D17.21, D17.1
the ASC for removal of two
lipomas. One was located on his
back and the other was located
on the right forearm. Both
involved subcutaneous tissue.
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported?
a. D17.1, D17.23
b. D17.21, D17.1
c. D17.30
d. D17.39
What is the time frame defining d. No time frame
when pain becomes chronic?
a. After the global period
b. One year
c. The 30th day
d. No time frame
A patient with amyloidosis being b. E85.4, N08
treated for glomerulonephritis.
What ICD-10-CM codes are
reported?
a. E85.3, N08
b. E85.4, N08
c. N08, E85.3
d. N08, E85.4
A 45 year-old-male patient has c. E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
developed an ulcer on his upper
back. He has had diabetes for
several years and is on insulin.
The provider determines that the
ulcer is due to his diabetes. What
ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. E11.622, Z79.4
b. E11.9, L98.429, Z79.4
c. E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4
d. E11.622, L98.429
