AAPC CPC exam 2024 with
100% correct answers
What anatomical or compartment contains all the thoracic viscera
except the lungs? - correct answer Mediastinum
Who is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA security rule - correct
answer Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
ABN - correct answer Advance Beneficiary Notice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be
performed by what means? - correct answer Periodic audits
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for? - correct answer
Medicare Administrative Contractor
How many lobes make up the RIGHT lung? - correct
answer the right has 3 lobes the left has 2 lobes
Condition in which the endometrial tissue is found outside of the
uterus. - correct answer Endometriosis
A thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves is
called the: - correct answer
endocardium
,PHI - correct answer Protected Health Information
What is the TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers? -
correct answer Two codes are assigned when a patient is
admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage
during the admission.
The acronym MMRV stands for what? - correct answer measles,
mumps, rubella, and varicella
Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
a. duodenum
b. ileum
c. jejunum
d. cecum - correct answer d. cecum
Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ______________
policies and procedures regarding privacy in their practices.
a. Patient hotline
b. Work around procedures
c. Fees
d. Notices of Privacy Practices - correct answer Notices of Privacy
Practices
A part of the male genital system sitting below the urinary
bladder and surrounding the urethra is called the:
a. testis
b. scrotum
c. prostate
,d. epididymis - correct answer c. Prostate
What is the Rinne test?
a. Test using music as the focal point
b. test for hearing loss using a vibrating tuning fork placed at the
center of the head
c. test using a 2-syllable word with equal stress on each syllable
d. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air
conduction - correct answer d. test measuring hearing using
bone conduction and air conduction
What is the difference between entropion and ectropion?
A. Entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and ectropion is the
outward turning of the eyelid.
B. Entropion is facial droop and ectropion is a facial spasm.
C. Entropion is the outward turning of the hands and ectropion is
the inward turning of the hands.
D. Entropion inward turning of the feet and ectropion is the
outward turning of the feet due to muscle disorder. - correct
answer a. entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and
ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
An arteriovenous anastomosis is used to increase blood flow in
hemodialysis. Which one of the following describes a direct
arteriovenous anastomosis?
A. Insertion of a cannula
B. A section of artery and a neighboring vein are joined
C. A donor's vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
, D. Radical hysterectomy not otherwise specified
E. A synthetic vein is used to connect an artery and a vein -
correct answer b. a section of the artery anda neighboring vein
are joined
Ventral, umbilical, spigelian and incisional are types of:
A. Surgical approaches
B. Hernias
C. Organs found in the digestive system
D. Cardiac catheterizations - correct answer b. hernias
When a patient is having a tenotomy performed on the abductor
hallucis muscle, where is this muscle located?
A. Foot
B. Upper Arm
C. Upper Leg
D. Hand - correct answer a. foot
Which statement is TRUE when reporting pregnancy codes (O00-
O9A):
A. These codes can be used on the maternal and baby records.
B. These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other
chapters.
C. Code Z33.1 should always be reported with these codes.
D. The seventh character assigned to these codes only indicate a
complication during the pregnancy. - correct answer B: These
codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters
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What anatomical or compartment contains all the thoracic viscera
except the lungs? - correct answer Mediastinum
Who is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA security rule - correct
answer Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
ABN - correct answer Advance Beneficiary Notice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be
performed by what means? - correct answer Periodic audits
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for? - correct answer
Medicare Administrative Contractor
How many lobes make up the RIGHT lung? - correct
answer the right has 3 lobes the left has 2 lobes
Condition in which the endometrial tissue is found outside of the
uterus. - correct answer Endometriosis
A thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves is
called the: - correct answer
endocardium
,PHI - correct answer Protected Health Information
What is the TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers? -
correct answer Two codes are assigned when a patient is
admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage
during the admission.
The acronym MMRV stands for what? - correct answer measles,
mumps, rubella, and varicella
Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?
a. duodenum
b. ileum
c. jejunum
d. cecum - correct answer d. cecum
Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ______________
policies and procedures regarding privacy in their practices.
a. Patient hotline
b. Work around procedures
c. Fees
d. Notices of Privacy Practices - correct answer Notices of Privacy
Practices
A part of the male genital system sitting below the urinary
bladder and surrounding the urethra is called the:
a. testis
b. scrotum
c. prostate
,d. epididymis - correct answer c. Prostate
What is the Rinne test?
a. Test using music as the focal point
b. test for hearing loss using a vibrating tuning fork placed at the
center of the head
c. test using a 2-syllable word with equal stress on each syllable
d. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air
conduction - correct answer d. test measuring hearing using
bone conduction and air conduction
What is the difference between entropion and ectropion?
A. Entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and ectropion is the
outward turning of the eyelid.
B. Entropion is facial droop and ectropion is a facial spasm.
C. Entropion is the outward turning of the hands and ectropion is
the inward turning of the hands.
D. Entropion inward turning of the feet and ectropion is the
outward turning of the feet due to muscle disorder. - correct
answer a. entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and
ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
An arteriovenous anastomosis is used to increase blood flow in
hemodialysis. Which one of the following describes a direct
arteriovenous anastomosis?
A. Insertion of a cannula
B. A section of artery and a neighboring vein are joined
C. A donor's vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
, D. Radical hysterectomy not otherwise specified
E. A synthetic vein is used to connect an artery and a vein -
correct answer b. a section of the artery anda neighboring vein
are joined
Ventral, umbilical, spigelian and incisional are types of:
A. Surgical approaches
B. Hernias
C. Organs found in the digestive system
D. Cardiac catheterizations - correct answer b. hernias
When a patient is having a tenotomy performed on the abductor
hallucis muscle, where is this muscle located?
A. Foot
B. Upper Arm
C. Upper Leg
D. Hand - correct answer a. foot
Which statement is TRUE when reporting pregnancy codes (O00-
O9A):
A. These codes can be used on the maternal and baby records.
B. These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other
chapters.
C. Code Z33.1 should always be reported with these codes.
D. The seventh character assigned to these codes only indicate a
complication during the pregnancy. - correct answer B: These
codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters
