AAPC CPC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
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? - ANS Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare - ANS National Coverage
Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - ANS Regional
ABN stands for - ANS Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - ANS 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - ANS Size and resources of the
physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? -
ANS Periodic audits
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, AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - ANS Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose
of - ANS Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - ANS It is a weakness in a large artery
and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - ANS 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 - ANS Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - ANS The presence of air in the
mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: - ANS Vas
deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - ANS 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? - ANS Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - ANS It secretes hormones regulating body
metabolism and blood calcium
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
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? - ANS Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare - ANS National Coverage
Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - ANS Regional
ABN stands for - ANS Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - ANS 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - ANS Size and resources of the
physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? -
ANS Periodic audits
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - ANS Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose
of - ANS Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - ANS It is a weakness in a large artery
and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - ANS 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 - ANS Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - ANS The presence of air in the
mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: - ANS Vas
deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - ANS 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? - ANS Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - ANS It secretes hormones regulating body
metabolism and blood calcium
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
