HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY
TEST AAPC ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
How often should staff be trained on compliance? -
correct answer ✅once they are hired; every year; when law and
regulations change
All covered entities must -
correct answer ✅Delegate a staff member to the role of
compliance officer
Z codes can be used in any healthcare setting -
correct answer ✅true
What Z code is used to represent an encounter for a routine child
health examination with abnormal findings? -
correct answer ✅Z00.121
If the provider's assessment indicates an overweight patient has
been binge eating with vomiting, which code is most appropriate? -
correct answer ✅F50.2
,HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY
TEST AAPC ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
What is the main difference between anorexia and anorexia
nervosa? -
correct answer ✅Only one has a psychological component.
A 45-year-old patient who has been HIV positive for several years
presents to his physician's office today with breathlessness on
exertion. He was diagnosed with atrial septal defect in 2000. Before
confirmation of the diagnosis, he experienced exertional dyspnea
for a few years. Repair of the atrial septal defect was done the same
year. Today, he notes gradual worsening of the breathlessness on
exertion. He is able to perform only minimal activities; and upon
physical examination, shows elevated jugular venous pressure. An
echocardiogram performed today confirms severe pulmonary
arterial hypertension. The patient declines surgical intervention at
this time. Therapy was initiated -
correct answer ✅I27.21
When an HIV positive patient presents with another condition (e.g.,
pulmonary arterial hypertension), the principal diagnosis is not the
same in every situation. Selecting the principal diagnosis depends
on the circumstances that initiated the visit. In this instance, the
patient was seen due to pulmonary arterial hypertension confirmed
, HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY
TEST AAPC ACTUAL EXAM
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ANSWERS)
by an echocardiogram. Code I27.21 Secondary pulmonary arterial
hypertension instructs to also code the associated condition, if
applicable. In this case, B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
disease is assigned to report the patient's confirmed HIV status.
The ICD-10-CM code set for 2018 expands the selection of codes for
secondary pulmonary hypertension. According to ICD-10-CM
guidelines I.C.9.a.11, assign code I27.1 and I27.2- for secondary
pulmonary hypertension; code also associated conditions or
adverse effects of drug or toxins. Based on the guidelines, what
diagnosis code(s) should you report for a patient admitted with
pulmonary hypertension due to Gaucher disease? -
correct answer ✅I27.29, E75.22
Pulmonary hypertension due to metabolic disorders falls under ICD-
10-CM code I27.29 Other secondary pulmonary hypertension. The
instructional note directs you to also assign codes to report other
known associated disorders (in this case, E75.22 Gaucher disease).
The Federal Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for
Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) requires all hospitals to provide
written and oral notification to patients who are placed in
TEST AAPC ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
How often should staff be trained on compliance? -
correct answer ✅once they are hired; every year; when law and
regulations change
All covered entities must -
correct answer ✅Delegate a staff member to the role of
compliance officer
Z codes can be used in any healthcare setting -
correct answer ✅true
What Z code is used to represent an encounter for a routine child
health examination with abnormal findings? -
correct answer ✅Z00.121
If the provider's assessment indicates an overweight patient has
been binge eating with vomiting, which code is most appropriate? -
correct answer ✅F50.2
,HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY
TEST AAPC ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
What is the main difference between anorexia and anorexia
nervosa? -
correct answer ✅Only one has a psychological component.
A 45-year-old patient who has been HIV positive for several years
presents to his physician's office today with breathlessness on
exertion. He was diagnosed with atrial septal defect in 2000. Before
confirmation of the diagnosis, he experienced exertional dyspnea
for a few years. Repair of the atrial septal defect was done the same
year. Today, he notes gradual worsening of the breathlessness on
exertion. He is able to perform only minimal activities; and upon
physical examination, shows elevated jugular venous pressure. An
echocardiogram performed today confirms severe pulmonary
arterial hypertension. The patient declines surgical intervention at
this time. Therapy was initiated -
correct answer ✅I27.21
When an HIV positive patient presents with another condition (e.g.,
pulmonary arterial hypertension), the principal diagnosis is not the
same in every situation. Selecting the principal diagnosis depends
on the circumstances that initiated the visit. In this instance, the
patient was seen due to pulmonary arterial hypertension confirmed
, HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY
TEST AAPC ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
by an echocardiogram. Code I27.21 Secondary pulmonary arterial
hypertension instructs to also code the associated condition, if
applicable. In this case, B20 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
disease is assigned to report the patient's confirmed HIV status.
The ICD-10-CM code set for 2018 expands the selection of codes for
secondary pulmonary hypertension. According to ICD-10-CM
guidelines I.C.9.a.11, assign code I27.1 and I27.2- for secondary
pulmonary hypertension; code also associated conditions or
adverse effects of drug or toxins. Based on the guidelines, what
diagnosis code(s) should you report for a patient admitted with
pulmonary hypertension due to Gaucher disease? -
correct answer ✅I27.29, E75.22
Pulmonary hypertension due to metabolic disorders falls under ICD-
10-CM code I27.29 Other secondary pulmonary hypertension. The
instructional note directs you to also assign codes to report other
known associated disorders (in this case, E75.22 Gaucher disease).
The Federal Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for
Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act) requires all hospitals to provide
written and oral notification to patients who are placed in
