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AAPC CPC EXAM PREP 2026 | 100+ VERIFIED Q&A |
ICD-10, CPT & HCPCS MASTERY | GRADED A+
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?
Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare
National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area.
Regional
ABN stands for
Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year?
1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on?
Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means?
Periodic audits
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AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries?
Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the
purpose of
Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because
It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes?
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
Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition?
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called:
Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type?
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?
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Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland?
It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane?
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:
Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is:
Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called:
Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD - 9?
NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to?
The physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder?
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial injury?
AAPC CPC EXAM PREP 2026 | 100+ VERIFIED Q&A |
ICD-10, CPT & HCPCS MASTERY | GRADED A+
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?
Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare
National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area.
Regional
ABN stands for
Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year?
1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on?
Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means?
Periodic audits
,2|Page
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries?
Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the
purpose of
Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because
It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes?
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
Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition?
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called:
Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type?
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?
, 3|Page
Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland?
It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane?
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:
Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is:
Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called:
Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD - 9?
NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to?
The physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder?
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial injury?
