AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM LATEST 2024/2025 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A++
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? -ANSWER Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare -ANSWER National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. -ANSWER Regional
ABN stands for -ANSWER Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? -ANSWER 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? -ANSWER Size
and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed
by what means? -ANSWER Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? -ANSWER
Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the
Bahamas for the purpose of -ANSWER Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because -ANSWER It is a
weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? -ANSWER 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 -ANSWER Lungs
,The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? -ANSWER The
presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is
called: -ANSWER Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? -ANSWER
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? -ANSWER
Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? -ANSWER It secretes hormones
regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? -ANSWER It
separates the external ear from the middle ear
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a
donor. Bone marrow collected from a close relative is: -ANSWER Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is: -ANSWER Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: -ANSWER
Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications
to ICD - 9? -ANSWER NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? -
ANSWER The physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? -ANSWER
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial
injury? -ANSWER Blister
,When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their
separate entries for both, how is it reported? -ANSWER Code both
sequencing the cute first
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note,
what is used as a default type? -ANSWER Type II
What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? -ANSWER Compound
fracture
Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? -
ANSWER Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? -ANSWER Chronic kidney
disease
Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when
preparing to code an operative report/physician note? -ANSWER
Procedure or service
What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? -
ANSWER Nonfacility
A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose
protected health information to carry out all but what of the following? -
ANSWER For public use
Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ and policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices. -ANSWER Notices of
privacy practices
Which provider is not a mid-level provider? -ANSWER Anesthesiologist
According to AAPC's code of ethics, a member shall use only ____ and
____ means in all professional dealings. -ANSWER Legal and ethical
The minimum necessary rule applies to -ANSWER Covered entities taking
responsible steps
The mediastinum contains all of the following except: -ANSWER Lungs
, Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? -
ANSWER Left ventricle
An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which a fertilized ovum is
implanted in any tissue other than the ____. -ANSWER You uterine wall
The term for pain in the ear is: -ANSWER Otalgia
Pronation is turning the hand have the palm face: -ANSWER Downward
What does ICD - 9 - CM stand for? -ANSWER International classification of
diseases - 9th revision - clinical modification
What are two sense organs included in chapter 6: diseases of nervous
system and sense organs? -ANSWER Eyes and ears
How are new additions and revisions indicated in CPT code but each year?
-ANSWER Green print
If a CPT code and HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which
should you report? -ANSWER It depends on the payer
How often is HCPCS level two permanent national codes updated? -
ANSWER Annually
What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? -ANSWER
Keloid
Repair of a coronary vessel is called: -ANSWER Angioplasty
What is the term that describes the removal of a portion or all of the
stomach? -ANSWER Gastrectomy
What are the reproductive glands that produce male hormones? -ANSWER
Testes
I surgeon performed a cataract surgery with an interocular lens implant on
the right eye of a Medicare patient. What modifiers would be reported? -
ANSWER RT
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A++
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? -ANSWER Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare -ANSWER National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. -ANSWER Regional
ABN stands for -ANSWER Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? -ANSWER 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? -ANSWER Size
and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed
by what means? -ANSWER Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? -ANSWER
Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the
Bahamas for the purpose of -ANSWER Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because -ANSWER It is a
weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? -ANSWER 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 -ANSWER Lungs
,The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? -ANSWER The
presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is
called: -ANSWER Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? -ANSWER
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? -ANSWER
Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? -ANSWER It secretes hormones
regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? -ANSWER It
separates the external ear from the middle ear
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a
donor. Bone marrow collected from a close relative is: -ANSWER Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is: -ANSWER Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: -ANSWER
Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications
to ICD - 9? -ANSWER NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? -
ANSWER The physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? -ANSWER
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial
injury? -ANSWER Blister
,When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their
separate entries for both, how is it reported? -ANSWER Code both
sequencing the cute first
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note,
what is used as a default type? -ANSWER Type II
What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? -ANSWER Compound
fracture
Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? -
ANSWER Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? -ANSWER Chronic kidney
disease
Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when
preparing to code an operative report/physician note? -ANSWER
Procedure or service
What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? -
ANSWER Nonfacility
A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose
protected health information to carry out all but what of the following? -
ANSWER For public use
Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ and policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices. -ANSWER Notices of
privacy practices
Which provider is not a mid-level provider? -ANSWER Anesthesiologist
According to AAPC's code of ethics, a member shall use only ____ and
____ means in all professional dealings. -ANSWER Legal and ethical
The minimum necessary rule applies to -ANSWER Covered entities taking
responsible steps
The mediastinum contains all of the following except: -ANSWER Lungs
, Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? -
ANSWER Left ventricle
An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which a fertilized ovum is
implanted in any tissue other than the ____. -ANSWER You uterine wall
The term for pain in the ear is: -ANSWER Otalgia
Pronation is turning the hand have the palm face: -ANSWER Downward
What does ICD - 9 - CM stand for? -ANSWER International classification of
diseases - 9th revision - clinical modification
What are two sense organs included in chapter 6: diseases of nervous
system and sense organs? -ANSWER Eyes and ears
How are new additions and revisions indicated in CPT code but each year?
-ANSWER Green print
If a CPT code and HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which
should you report? -ANSWER It depends on the payer
How often is HCPCS level two permanent national codes updated? -
ANSWER Annually
What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? -ANSWER
Keloid
Repair of a coronary vessel is called: -ANSWER Angioplasty
What is the term that describes the removal of a portion or all of the
stomach? -ANSWER Gastrectomy
What are the reproductive glands that produce male hormones? -ANSWER
Testes
I surgeon performed a cataract surgery with an interocular lens implant on
the right eye of a Medicare patient. What modifiers would be reported? -
ANSWER RT
