AAPC CPC Exam
Physician Assistant (PA)
at type of provider goes
through approximately 26
1/2 months of education
and is licensed to practice
medicine with the
oversight of a physician?
National Coverage Determinations
The ____ describes
whether specific medical
items, services, treatment
procedures, or
technologies are
considered medically
necessary under Medicare
Regional
LCD's only have
jurisdiction in their ____
area.
ABN stands for Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law 1996
in what year?
Size and resources of the physician's practice
What will the scope is a
compliance program
depend on?
Periodic audits
According to the OIG,
internal monitoring and
auditing should be
performed by what
means?
Salary survey
AAPC has what to
determine current year's
coder salaries?
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Networking
The ASPC offers over 440
local chapters across the
country and in the
Bahamas for the purpose
of
It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be
An abdominal aortic deadly
aneurysm is significant
because
A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of
What distinguishes a nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
"sentinel" node from the
lymph nodes?
Lungs
The mediastinum contains
all of the following except
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The term
"pneumomediastinum"
describes what condition?
Vas deferens
The structure of the male
anatomy carrying sperm
out of the epididymis is
called:
An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the
The term "episiotomy" passage for the fetus during delivery
best describes a
procedure of what type?
Adrenal gland
Which gland is located on
the superior surface of the
kidney?
It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and
What is the function of the
thyroid gland? blood calcium
It separates the external ear from the middle ear
Which of the following is
true about the tympanic
membrane?
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Allogenic
Bone marrow harvesting
is a procedure to obtain
bone marrow from a
donor. Bone marrow
collected from a close
relative is:
Hemodialysis
Removal of waste
products from the blood is:
Thyrotoxicosis
A condition where the
thyroid is overactive is
called:
NCHS and CMS
Who are the parties
responsible for overseeing
changes and
modifications to ICD - 9?
The physician
What is the meaning of
"provider "in the ICD -
nine guidelines refer to?
Otospongiosis
Category code 387,
otosclerosis, includes
what other disorder?
Blister
What is an example of an
injury that would be
considered a superficial
injury?
Code both sequencing the cute first
When a patient has a
condition that is both
acute and chronic in their
separate entries for both,
how is it reported?
Type II
When the type of diabetes
mellitus is not
documented in the
medical note, what is used
as a default type?
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Physician Assistant (PA)
at type of provider goes
through approximately 26
1/2 months of education
and is licensed to practice
medicine with the
oversight of a physician?
National Coverage Determinations
The ____ describes
whether specific medical
items, services, treatment
procedures, or
technologies are
considered medically
necessary under Medicare
Regional
LCD's only have
jurisdiction in their ____
area.
ABN stands for Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law 1996
in what year?
Size and resources of the physician's practice
What will the scope is a
compliance program
depend on?
Periodic audits
According to the OIG,
internal monitoring and
auditing should be
performed by what
means?
Salary survey
AAPC has what to
determine current year's
coder salaries?
1
, AAPC CPC Exam
Networking
The ASPC offers over 440
local chapters across the
country and in the
Bahamas for the purpose
of
It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be
An abdominal aortic deadly
aneurysm is significant
because
A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of
What distinguishes a nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
"sentinel" node from the
lymph nodes?
Lungs
The mediastinum contains
all of the following except
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The term
"pneumomediastinum"
describes what condition?
Vas deferens
The structure of the male
anatomy carrying sperm
out of the epididymis is
called:
An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the
The term "episiotomy" passage for the fetus during delivery
best describes a
procedure of what type?
Adrenal gland
Which gland is located on
the superior surface of the
kidney?
It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and
What is the function of the
thyroid gland? blood calcium
It separates the external ear from the middle ear
Which of the following is
true about the tympanic
membrane?
2
, AAPC CPC Exam
Allogenic
Bone marrow harvesting
is a procedure to obtain
bone marrow from a
donor. Bone marrow
collected from a close
relative is:
Hemodialysis
Removal of waste
products from the blood is:
Thyrotoxicosis
A condition where the
thyroid is overactive is
called:
NCHS and CMS
Who are the parties
responsible for overseeing
changes and
modifications to ICD - 9?
The physician
What is the meaning of
"provider "in the ICD -
nine guidelines refer to?
Otospongiosis
Category code 387,
otosclerosis, includes
what other disorder?
Blister
What is an example of an
injury that would be
considered a superficial
injury?
Code both sequencing the cute first
When a patient has a
condition that is both
acute and chronic in their
separate entries for both,
how is it reported?
Type II
When the type of diabetes
mellitus is not
documented in the
medical note, what is used
as a default type?
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