NEWEST AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM / AAPC CPCACTUAL
u u u u u u u u u
FINAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 REAL
u u u u
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS (10
u u u u u
0% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPD
u u u u u
ATES |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
u u u u u
Whatuformuisuusedutousubmituauprovider'suchargeutoutheuinsuranceucarrier?
a. UB-04
b. Providerureimbursementuformu
c.uCMS-1500
d.uABNu-uANSWERc.uCMS-1500
Whichucodingumanualsudououtpatientucodersufocusuonulearning?
a.uCPT,uHCPCSuLeveluIIuanduICD-10-
CMub.uCPTuanduICD-10-CM
c.uICD-10-CMuanduICD-10-PCS
d.uCPT,uHCPCSuLeveluII,uICD-10-CM,uICD-10-PCSu-
uANSWERa.uCPT,uHCPCSuLeveluIIu anduICD-10-CM
InuwhatuyearuwasuHITECHuenacteduasupartuofutheuAmericanuRecoveryuanduReinvestmentuA
ct?
a.u2010
b.u2009
c.u2000
d.u2007u-uANSWERb.u2009
Voluntaryucomplianceuprogramsualsouprovideubenefitsubyunotuonlyuhelpingutoupreventuerr
oneousuor
,ubutualsoubyushowinguthatutheuproviderupracticeuisumakinguadditionalug
oodufaithueffortsutousubmituclaimsuappropriately.
a.uOveruutilizeducodesu
b.uDuplicativeuclaimsu
c.uFraudulentuclaims
d.uMistakenuprincipalsu-uANSWERc.uFraudulentuclaims
WhichuCMSuproductudescribesuwhetheruspecificumedicaluitems,uservices,utreatmentuprocedu
resuorutechnologiesuareuconsideredumedicallyunecessaryuunderuMedicare?
,a. MedicareuClaimsuProcessinguManual
b. NationaluCoverageuDeterminationsuManualu
c.uRelativeuValueuFiles
d.uMedicareuPhysicianuFeeuScheduleuFinaluRuleu-
uANSWERb.uNationaluCoverageu DeterminationsuManual
Whichuconditionuresultsufromuanuinjuryutoutheuhead?uTheusymptomsuincludeuheadache,udizzi
nessuanduvomiting.
a.uMeningitisub
.uConcussionuc
.uEpilepsy
d.uParkinson'sudiseaseu-uANSWERb.uConcussion
Inuorder,ustartinguwithutheuinnermostulayer,uwhatuareutheufouruwallsuofutheudigestiveutract?
a.uMucosa,usubmucosa,umuscle,userosau
b.uSerosa,umucosa,usubmucosa,umuscleu
c.uMucosa,usubmucosa,userosa,umuscle
d.uMuscle,usubmucosa,umucosa,userosau-
uANSWERa.uMucosa,usubmucosa,umuscle,u serosa
Whichuoneuofutheufollowingubestudescribesupsoriasis?
a. Auchronicuconditionucharacterizedubyured,udry,uelevatedulesions,ucoveredubyusilveryus
cales
b. Anuinflammatoryuconditionucharacterizedubyurednessupustularuanduvesicularulesions,uc
rusts,uanduscales
c. Anuallergicureactionucharacterizedubyuwhealsuandugenerallyuaccompaniedubyupruritusud
.uAucontagiousuinfectionuofuskinugenerallyucausedubyustaphylococcusubacteriumu-
uANSWERa.uAuchronicuconditionucharacterizedubyured,udry,uelevatedulesions,ucoveredubyu
silveryuscales
Auformuofumilkuproducedutheufirstufewudaysuafterugivingubirthuis:
a.uProlactinub
.uColostrumuc
.uLactose
d.uChorionu-uANSWERb.uColostrum
Auconditionuwhereutheuthyroiduisuoveractiveuisucalled:
a. Thyrotoxicosis
b. Panhypopituitarismu
c.uKetosis
d.uThyroiditisu-uANSWERa.uThyrotoxicosis
,Whatudoutheuinstructionsuanduconventionsuofutheuclassificationutakeuprecedenceuover?
a. CPT
b. Documentation
c. OfficialuCodinguGuidelines
d. Nothing.uTheyuareuonlyuuseduinutheueventuofunouotheruinstruction.u-
uANSWERc.uOfficialu CodinguGuidelines
Whatuisutheusequencinguorderuwhenucodinguausequelau(lateueffect)?
a. Theyusymptomuisucodedufirstufollowedubyutheuresidualuconditionuandutheulateueffectuc
ode
b. Theucauseuofutheulateueffectuisucodedufirstuandutheuresidualuconditionuisucodeduseconduc.
uTheucauseuofutheulateueffectuisucodedufirst;utheuresidualuconditionuisusecondufollowedubyutheu
symptoms
d.uTheuresidualuconditionuisucodedufirst,uandutheucode(s)forutheucauseuofutheulateueffectuareu
codeduasusecondaryu-
uANSWERd.uTheuresidualuconditionuisucodedufirst,uandutheucode(s)forutheucauseuofutheulat
eueffectuareucodeduasusecondary
UsingutheuICD-10-
CMuAlphabeticuIndex,uwhichumainutermubelowuhasuanuinstructionalunoteuindicatinguanothe
rumainutermumayualsoubeureferenceduthatumayuprovideuadditionaluAlphabeticuIndexuentriesu
thatumayubeuuseful?
a. Diabetes
b. Fibrosarcomau
c.uAppendicitis
d.uSymptomsu-uANSWERb.uFibrosarcoma
Au50-year-
oldufemaleupresentsutouheruprovideruwithusymptomsuofuinsomniauanduupsetustomach.uT
heuproviderususpectsusheuisupremenopausal.uSheuisudiagnoseduwithuimpendingumeno
pause.uWhatudiagnosisucode(s)ushouldubeureported?
a.uE28.319
b.uG47.00,uK30
c.uN95.9,uG47.00,uK30
d.uN95.9u-uANSWERb.uG47.00,uK30
Rationale:uICD-10-CMuguidelineuI.B.11ustatesutoureferenceutheuICD-10-
CMuAlphabeticuIndexutoudetermineuifutheuconditionuhasuausubentryuforuimpendinguoruthreaten
eduandualsoureferenceumainutermuentriesuforuImpendinguanduThreatened.uIfutheusubtermsuare
ulisted,uassignutheugiven ucode.uIfutheusubtermsuareunotulisted,ucodeutheuexistinguunderlyinguc
ondition(s)uandunotutheuconditionudescribeduasuimpendinguoruthreatened.uLookuinutheuAlpha
beticuIndexuforuImpending.uThereuisunotuausubtermuforumenopause;utherefore,utheusymptom
suareucoded.uLookuforuInsomniau(organic)uwhichudirectsutheucoderutouG47.00.
, Next,ulookuforuUpset/stomachuwhichudirectsutheucoderutouK30.uVerifyucodeuselectionuinutheu
TabularuList.
WhatuisutheuICD-10-
CMucodeuforuaulacerationuonutheuleftushoulder,usubsequentuencounter?
a.uS51.009Du
b.uS46.001Du
c.uS51.801D
d.uS41.012Du-uANSWERd.uS41.012D
AccordingutouICD-10-
CMuguidelines,uwhenuaupatientuisuseenuforumanagementuofuanemiaudueutoumalignancy,uhowui
suitureported?
a.uAnemiauisureportedufirst,ufollowedubyutheucodeuforutheumalignancyub.u
Theumalignancyuisutheuonlyuconditionureported
c.uAnemiauisutheuonlyuconditionureported
d.uTheumalignancyuisureportedufirst,ufollowedubyutheucodeuforutheuanemiau-
uANSWERd.u Theumalignancyuisureportedufirst,ufollowedubyutheucodeuforutheuanemia
Au23-year-
oldupatientupresentsutoutheuemergencyudepartmentu(ED)uwithuaucutuonuhisuleg.uHeuisuauconfi
rmeduAIDSupatientuasudocumenteduinutheurecord.uWhatuICD-10-
CMucodesushouldubeureported?
a.uS81.819a,uZ71.7u
b.uS81.819a,uZ11.4u
c.uS81.819A,uB20
d.uS819A,uR75u-uANSWERc.uS81.819A,uB20
Au50-year-
oldupatientuhasuaumassuremovedufromuhisuchest.uTheusurgeonusendsuitutoupathology.uTheup
athologyureportuindicatesutheumassuisuaubenignutumor.uWhatuICD-10-CMucodeuisureported?
a.uD49.2u
b.uC49.3u
c.uC79.89
d.uD36.7u-uANSWERd.uD36.7
Mrs.uJohnsonuisuhereutodayutoureceiveuanuintercostalunerveublockutoumitigateutheudebilitating
upainuofuherumalignancy.uHerucanceruhasumetastasizedutouherubonesuinuheru thoracicuspine.uW
hatuICD-10-CMucodesuareureported?
a.uM54.6,uC79.51,uC80.1
b.uC79.51,uG89.3,uM54.6,uC80.1u
c.uG89.3,uC79.51,uC80.1
d.uC79.51,uG89.3,uC80.1u-uANSWERc.uG89.3,uC79.51,uC80.1
u u u u u u u u u
FINAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 REAL
u u u u
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS (10
u u u u u
0% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPD
u u u u u
ATES |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
u u u u u
Whatuformuisuusedutousubmituauprovider'suchargeutoutheuinsuranceucarrier?
a. UB-04
b. Providerureimbursementuformu
c.uCMS-1500
d.uABNu-uANSWERc.uCMS-1500
Whichucodingumanualsudououtpatientucodersufocusuonulearning?
a.uCPT,uHCPCSuLeveluIIuanduICD-10-
CMub.uCPTuanduICD-10-CM
c.uICD-10-CMuanduICD-10-PCS
d.uCPT,uHCPCSuLeveluII,uICD-10-CM,uICD-10-PCSu-
uANSWERa.uCPT,uHCPCSuLeveluIIu anduICD-10-CM
InuwhatuyearuwasuHITECHuenacteduasupartuofutheuAmericanuRecoveryuanduReinvestmentuA
ct?
a.u2010
b.u2009
c.u2000
d.u2007u-uANSWERb.u2009
Voluntaryucomplianceuprogramsualsouprovideubenefitsubyunotuonlyuhelpingutoupreventuerr
oneousuor
,ubutualsoubyushowinguthatutheuproviderupracticeuisumakinguadditionalug
oodufaithueffortsutousubmituclaimsuappropriately.
a.uOveruutilizeducodesu
b.uDuplicativeuclaimsu
c.uFraudulentuclaims
d.uMistakenuprincipalsu-uANSWERc.uFraudulentuclaims
WhichuCMSuproductudescribesuwhetheruspecificumedicaluitems,uservices,utreatmentuprocedu
resuorutechnologiesuareuconsideredumedicallyunecessaryuunderuMedicare?
,a. MedicareuClaimsuProcessinguManual
b. NationaluCoverageuDeterminationsuManualu
c.uRelativeuValueuFiles
d.uMedicareuPhysicianuFeeuScheduleuFinaluRuleu-
uANSWERb.uNationaluCoverageu DeterminationsuManual
Whichuconditionuresultsufromuanuinjuryutoutheuhead?uTheusymptomsuincludeuheadache,udizzi
nessuanduvomiting.
a.uMeningitisub
.uConcussionuc
.uEpilepsy
d.uParkinson'sudiseaseu-uANSWERb.uConcussion
Inuorder,ustartinguwithutheuinnermostulayer,uwhatuareutheufouruwallsuofutheudigestiveutract?
a.uMucosa,usubmucosa,umuscle,userosau
b.uSerosa,umucosa,usubmucosa,umuscleu
c.uMucosa,usubmucosa,userosa,umuscle
d.uMuscle,usubmucosa,umucosa,userosau-
uANSWERa.uMucosa,usubmucosa,umuscle,u serosa
Whichuoneuofutheufollowingubestudescribesupsoriasis?
a. Auchronicuconditionucharacterizedubyured,udry,uelevatedulesions,ucoveredubyusilveryus
cales
b. Anuinflammatoryuconditionucharacterizedubyurednessupustularuanduvesicularulesions,uc
rusts,uanduscales
c. Anuallergicureactionucharacterizedubyuwhealsuandugenerallyuaccompaniedubyupruritusud
.uAucontagiousuinfectionuofuskinugenerallyucausedubyustaphylococcusubacteriumu-
uANSWERa.uAuchronicuconditionucharacterizedubyured,udry,uelevatedulesions,ucoveredubyu
silveryuscales
Auformuofumilkuproducedutheufirstufewudaysuafterugivingubirthuis:
a.uProlactinub
.uColostrumuc
.uLactose
d.uChorionu-uANSWERb.uColostrum
Auconditionuwhereutheuthyroiduisuoveractiveuisucalled:
a. Thyrotoxicosis
b. Panhypopituitarismu
c.uKetosis
d.uThyroiditisu-uANSWERa.uThyrotoxicosis
,Whatudoutheuinstructionsuanduconventionsuofutheuclassificationutakeuprecedenceuover?
a. CPT
b. Documentation
c. OfficialuCodinguGuidelines
d. Nothing.uTheyuareuonlyuuseduinutheueventuofunouotheruinstruction.u-
uANSWERc.uOfficialu CodinguGuidelines
Whatuisutheusequencinguorderuwhenucodinguausequelau(lateueffect)?
a. Theyusymptomuisucodedufirstufollowedubyutheuresidualuconditionuandutheulateueffectuc
ode
b. Theucauseuofutheulateueffectuisucodedufirstuandutheuresidualuconditionuisucodeduseconduc.
uTheucauseuofutheulateueffectuisucodedufirst;utheuresidualuconditionuisusecondufollowedubyutheu
symptoms
d.uTheuresidualuconditionuisucodedufirst,uandutheucode(s)forutheucauseuofutheulateueffectuareu
codeduasusecondaryu-
uANSWERd.uTheuresidualuconditionuisucodedufirst,uandutheucode(s)forutheucauseuofutheulat
eueffectuareucodeduasusecondary
UsingutheuICD-10-
CMuAlphabeticuIndex,uwhichumainutermubelowuhasuanuinstructionalunoteuindicatinguanothe
rumainutermumayualsoubeureferenceduthatumayuprovideuadditionaluAlphabeticuIndexuentriesu
thatumayubeuuseful?
a. Diabetes
b. Fibrosarcomau
c.uAppendicitis
d.uSymptomsu-uANSWERb.uFibrosarcoma
Au50-year-
oldufemaleupresentsutouheruprovideruwithusymptomsuofuinsomniauanduupsetustomach.uT
heuproviderususpectsusheuisupremenopausal.uSheuisudiagnoseduwithuimpendingumeno
pause.uWhatudiagnosisucode(s)ushouldubeureported?
a.uE28.319
b.uG47.00,uK30
c.uN95.9,uG47.00,uK30
d.uN95.9u-uANSWERb.uG47.00,uK30
Rationale:uICD-10-CMuguidelineuI.B.11ustatesutoureferenceutheuICD-10-
CMuAlphabeticuIndexutoudetermineuifutheuconditionuhasuausubentryuforuimpendinguoruthreaten
eduandualsoureferenceumainutermuentriesuforuImpendinguanduThreatened.uIfutheusubtermsuare
ulisted,uassignutheugiven ucode.uIfutheusubtermsuareunotulisted,ucodeutheuexistinguunderlyinguc
ondition(s)uandunotutheuconditionudescribeduasuimpendinguoruthreatened.uLookuinutheuAlpha
beticuIndexuforuImpending.uThereuisunotuausubtermuforumenopause;utherefore,utheusymptom
suareucoded.uLookuforuInsomniau(organic)uwhichudirectsutheucoderutouG47.00.
, Next,ulookuforuUpset/stomachuwhichudirectsutheucoderutouK30.uVerifyucodeuselectionuinutheu
TabularuList.
WhatuisutheuICD-10-
CMucodeuforuaulacerationuonutheuleftushoulder,usubsequentuencounter?
a.uS51.009Du
b.uS46.001Du
c.uS51.801D
d.uS41.012Du-uANSWERd.uS41.012D
AccordingutouICD-10-
CMuguidelines,uwhenuaupatientuisuseenuforumanagementuofuanemiaudueutoumalignancy,uhowui
suitureported?
a.uAnemiauisureportedufirst,ufollowedubyutheucodeuforutheumalignancyub.u
Theumalignancyuisutheuonlyuconditionureported
c.uAnemiauisutheuonlyuconditionureported
d.uTheumalignancyuisureportedufirst,ufollowedubyutheucodeuforutheuanemiau-
uANSWERd.u Theumalignancyuisureportedufirst,ufollowedubyutheucodeuforutheuanemia
Au23-year-
oldupatientupresentsutoutheuemergencyudepartmentu(ED)uwithuaucutuonuhisuleg.uHeuisuauconfi
rmeduAIDSupatientuasudocumenteduinutheurecord.uWhatuICD-10-
CMucodesushouldubeureported?
a.uS81.819a,uZ71.7u
b.uS81.819a,uZ11.4u
c.uS81.819A,uB20
d.uS819A,uR75u-uANSWERc.uS81.819A,uB20
Au50-year-
oldupatientuhasuaumassuremovedufromuhisuchest.uTheusurgeonusendsuitutoupathology.uTheup
athologyureportuindicatesutheumassuisuaubenignutumor.uWhatuICD-10-CMucodeuisureported?
a.uD49.2u
b.uC49.3u
c.uC79.89
d.uD36.7u-uANSWERd.uD36.7
Mrs.uJohnsonuisuhereutodayutoureceiveuanuintercostalunerveublockutoumitigateutheudebilitating
upainuofuherumalignancy.uHerucanceruhasumetastasizedutouherubonesuinuheru thoracicuspine.uW
hatuICD-10-CMucodesuareureported?
a.uM54.6,uC79.51,uC80.1
b.uC79.51,uG89.3,uM54.6,uC80.1u
c.uG89.3,uC79.51,uC80.1
d.uC79.51,uG89.3,uC80.1u-uANSWERc.uG89.3,uC79.51,uC80.1
