AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2022/2023 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWER KEY & RATIONALE

AAPC CPC EXAMS 2022-2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+


The minimum necessary rule is based on sound current practice that protected health
information should NOT be used or disclosed when it is not necessary to satisfy a particular
purpose or carry out a function. What does this mean?



a. Staff members are allowed to access any medical record without restriction

b. Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to protected health
information.

c. Practices should only provide minimum necessary information to patients.

d. All of the above. - (ANSWER)b. Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized
access to protected health information.



EHR stands for:



a. Electronic health record

b. Extended health record

c. Electronic health response

d. Established health record - (ANSWER)a. Electronic health record



The AAPC offers over 500 local chapters across the country for the purpose of
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b. Membership dues ^%&
c. Regulations and bylaws

d. Financial management - (ANSWER)a. Continuing education and networking



What does the abbreviation MAC stand for?

,AAPC CPC EXAMS 2022-2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+


a. Medicaid Alert Contractor

b. Medicare Advisory Contractor

c. Medicare Administrative Contractor

d. Medicaid Administrative Contractor - (ANSWER)c. Medicare Administrative Contractor



The OIG recommends that provider practices enforce disciplinary actions through well
publicized compliance guidelines to ensure actions that are ______.



a. Permanent

b. Consistent and appropriate

c. Frequent

d. Swift and enforceable - (ANSWER)b. Consistent and appropriate



Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs?



a. Pulmonary vein

b. Bronchial vein

c. Pulmonary artery
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d. Bronchial artery - (ANSWER)a. Pulmonary vein @$$
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Muscle is attached to bone by what method?
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a. Tendons, ligaments, and directly to bone

b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone

c. Ligaments, aponeurosis, and directly to bone

d. Tendons and cartilage - (ANSWER)b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone

,AAPC CPC EXAMS 2022-2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+




Lacrimal glands are responsible for which of the following?



a. Production of tears

b. Production of vitreous

c. Production of mydriatic agents

d. Production of zonules - (ANSWER)a. Production of tears



Melasma is defined as:



a. Lines where the skin has been stretched

b. A discharge of mucus and blood

c. A dark vertical line appearing on the abdomen

d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face - (ANSWER)d. Brownish pigmentation
appearing on the face



A gonioscopy is an examination of what part of the eye:


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a. Anterior chamber of the eye @$$
b. Lacrimal duct #%$
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c. Interior surface of the eye
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d. Posterior segment - (ANSWER)a. Anterior chamber of the eye



What type of code is assigned when the provider documents the reason for a patient seeking
healthcare services that is not for an injury or disease?



a. Non-specific code

, AAPC CPC EXAMS 2022-2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+


b. External cause code (V00-Y99)

c. Z code (Z00-Z99)

d. ICD-10-PCS - (ANSWER)c. Z code (Z00-Z99)



What is the ICD-10-CM code for hay fever? - (ANSWER)J30.1



What is the ICD-10-CM code for swine flu?



a. J10.1

b. A08.4

c. J11.1

d. J09.X2 - (ANSWER)d. J09.X2



What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for enlargement of the prostate with a symptom of
urinary retention?



a. N40.1

b. N40.3, R33.8
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What diagnosis code(s) is/are reported for behavioral disturbances in a patient with early onset
Alzheimer's?



a. G30.8, F02.81

b. F02.81

c. F02.81, G30.0