AAPC CPC FINAL REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS )

AAPC CPC FINAL REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS )
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
Which statement is true about V codes: - ANSWER ✔✔V
codes may be used as primary or secondary code
Which of the following is an example of electronic data? -
ANSWER ✔✔A digital x-ray
Guidelines from which of the following code sets are
included as part of the code set requirements under
HIPPA? - ANSWER ✔✔ICD-9