AAPC CPC Chapter 8 2025/2026 Exam
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This type of connective tissue attaches a muscle to a bone:
A) Ligament
B) Vein
C) Vertebra
D) Tendon - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
In the CPT® codebook, 25000 and 25001 are for incisions in the tendon
sheath on the wrist. Code 25000 is for the extensor tendon and 25001 is for
the flexor tendon sheath. What is the difference between extension and
flexion?
,A) Extension causes bending of the wrist; flexion causes straightening of
the wrist.
B) Extension causes straightening of the wrist; flexion causes bending of
the wrist.
C) Extension causes the wrist to move forward by rotating; flexion causes
the wrist to move backward by rotating.
D) Extension causes the wrist to move backward by rotating; flexion causes
the wrist to move forward by rotating. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a new patient seen for a left-sided
Nursemaid's elbow?
A) S53.492A
B) S53.032S
C) S50.02XA
D) S53.032A - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
How would you code a new pathological fracture of the right femur due to
postmenopausal osteoporosis?
A) M81.0
,B) M80.851A
C) M80.051A
D) M84.551A - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
What is the correct 7th character, in ICD-10-CM, for a healing comminuted
fracture of the right fibula, open, type 1?
A) B
B) D
C) H
D) E - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
How should you code an arthroscopic abrasion chondroplasty of the medial
femoral condyle?
A) 29884
B) 29862
C) 29879
D) 29860 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
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, The physician performs arthroscopic meniscus repair with partial medial
and lateral repairs. What procedure code is reported?
A) 29883
B) 29880
C) 29882
D) 27332 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
The patient has developed plantar fasciitis, a painful condition in his heel
and the sole of his foot. He has tried using shoe inserts and over-the-
counter pain relievers, but is still having pain. His physician performs an
injection of the tendon sheath on the bottom of his foot. What procedure
code is reported?
A) 28070
B) 20550
C) 28001
D) 20553 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B
Jeff is a 13-year-old boy who fractured his left radius and ulna while
snowboarding. Three weeks after the physician placed a long arm cast on
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Latest Update
This type of connective tissue attaches a muscle to a bone:
A) Ligament
B) Vein
C) Vertebra
D) Tendon - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
In the CPT® codebook, 25000 and 25001 are for incisions in the tendon
sheath on the wrist. Code 25000 is for the extensor tendon and 25001 is for
the flexor tendon sheath. What is the difference between extension and
flexion?
,A) Extension causes bending of the wrist; flexion causes straightening of
the wrist.
B) Extension causes straightening of the wrist; flexion causes bending of
the wrist.
C) Extension causes the wrist to move forward by rotating; flexion causes
the wrist to move backward by rotating.
D) Extension causes the wrist to move backward by rotating; flexion causes
the wrist to move forward by rotating. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a new patient seen for a left-sided
Nursemaid's elbow?
A) S53.492A
B) S53.032S
C) S50.02XA
D) S53.032A - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
How would you code a new pathological fracture of the right femur due to
postmenopausal osteoporosis?
A) M81.0
,B) M80.851A
C) M80.051A
D) M84.551A - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
What is the correct 7th character, in ICD-10-CM, for a healing comminuted
fracture of the right fibula, open, type 1?
A) B
B) D
C) H
D) E - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D
How should you code an arthroscopic abrasion chondroplasty of the medial
femoral condyle?
A) 29884
B) 29862
C) 29879
D) 29860 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C
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, The physician performs arthroscopic meniscus repair with partial medial
and lateral repairs. What procedure code is reported?
A) 29883
B) 29880
C) 29882
D) 27332 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A
The patient has developed plantar fasciitis, a painful condition in his heel
and the sole of his foot. He has tried using shoe inserts and over-the-
counter pain relievers, but is still having pain. His physician performs an
injection of the tendon sheath on the bottom of his foot. What procedure
code is reported?
A) 28070
B) 20550
C) 28001
D) 20553 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B
Jeff is a 13-year-old boy who fractured his left radius and ulna while
snowboarding. Three weeks after the physician placed a long arm cast on
