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AAPC CPC Exam Questions and Correct
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What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of
education and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a
physician?
Ans: Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare
Ans: National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area.
Ans: Regional
ABN stands for
Ans: Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year?
Ans: 1996
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What will the scope is a compliance program depend on?
Ans: Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be
performed by what means?
Ans: Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries?
Ans: Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the
Bahamas for the purpose of
Ans: Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because
Ans: It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be
deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes?
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Ans: A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes
to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except
Ans: Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition?
Ans: The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the
epididymis is called:
Ans: Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type?
Ans: An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage
for the fetus during delivery
Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney?
Ans: Adrenal gland
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AAPC CPC Exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of
education and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a
physician?
Ans: Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare
Ans: National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area.
Ans: Regional
ABN stands for
Ans: Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year?
Ans: 1996
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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What will the scope is a compliance program depend on?
Ans: Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be
performed by what means?
Ans: Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries?
Ans: Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the
Bahamas for the purpose of
Ans: Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because
Ans: It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be
deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes?
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Ans: A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a group of nodes
to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except
Ans: Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition?
Ans: The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the
epididymis is called:
Ans: Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type?
Ans: An incision made in the perineum to enlarge the passage
for the fetus during delivery
Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney?
Ans: Adrenal gland
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