AAPC CPC Objective Assessment Comprehensive
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Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. Removal of waste products from the blood is: - Correct Answer:
Hemodialysis
2. A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - Correct Answer:
Thyrotoxicosis
3. Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications
to ICD - 9? - Correct Answer: NCHS and CMS
4. What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? -
Correct Answer: The physician
5. Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? - Correct
Answer: Otospongiosis
,6. What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial
injury? - Correct Answer: Blister
7. When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their
separate entries for both, how is it reported? - Correct Answer: Code
both sequencing the cute first
8. When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note,
what is used as a default type? - Correct Answer: Type II
9. What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? - Correct Answer:
Compound fracture
10.Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? -
Correct Answer: Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
11.What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - Correct Answer: Chronic
kidney disease
12.Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when
preparing to code an operative report/physician note? - Correct
Answer: Procedure or service
13.What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? -
Correct Answer: Nonfacility
,14.A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose
protected health information to carry out all but what of the following? -
Correct Answer: For public use
15.Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ and policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices. - Correct Answer:
Notices of privacy practices
16.Which provider is not a mid-level provider? - Correct Answer:
Anesthesiologist
17.According to AAPC's code of ethics, a member shall use only ____ and ____
means in all professional dealings. - Correct Answer: Legal and ethical
18.The minimum necessary rule applies to - Correct Answer: Covered
entities taking responsible steps
19.The mediastinum contains all of the following except: - Correct Answer:
Lungs
20.Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? -
Correct Answer: Left ventricle
, 21.An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which a fertilized ovum is
implanted in any tissue other than the ____. - Correct Answer: You
uterine wall
22.The term for pain in the ear is: - Correct Answer: Otalgia
23.Pronation is turning the hand have the palm face: - Correct Answer:
Downward
24.What does ICD - 9 - CM stand for? - Correct Answer: International
classification of diseases - 9th revision - clinical modification
25.What are two sense organs included in chapter 6: diseases of nervous
system and sense organs? - Correct Answer: Eyes and ears
26.How are new additions and revisions indicated in CPT code but each year? -
Correct Answer: Green print
27.If a CPT code and HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which
should you report? - Correct Answer: It depends on the payer
28.How often is HCPCS level two permanent national codes updated? -
Correct Answer: Annually
Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Includes
Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
Current Update!!
1. Removal of waste products from the blood is: - Correct Answer:
Hemodialysis
2. A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - Correct Answer:
Thyrotoxicosis
3. Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications
to ICD - 9? - Correct Answer: NCHS and CMS
4. What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? -
Correct Answer: The physician
5. Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? - Correct
Answer: Otospongiosis
,6. What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial
injury? - Correct Answer: Blister
7. When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their
separate entries for both, how is it reported? - Correct Answer: Code
both sequencing the cute first
8. When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note,
what is used as a default type? - Correct Answer: Type II
9. What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? - Correct Answer:
Compound fracture
10.Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? -
Correct Answer: Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
11.What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - Correct Answer: Chronic
kidney disease
12.Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when
preparing to code an operative report/physician note? - Correct
Answer: Procedure or service
13.What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? -
Correct Answer: Nonfacility
,14.A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose
protected health information to carry out all but what of the following? -
Correct Answer: For public use
15.Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ____ and policies and
procedures regarding privacy in their practices. - Correct Answer:
Notices of privacy practices
16.Which provider is not a mid-level provider? - Correct Answer:
Anesthesiologist
17.According to AAPC's code of ethics, a member shall use only ____ and ____
means in all professional dealings. - Correct Answer: Legal and ethical
18.The minimum necessary rule applies to - Correct Answer: Covered
entities taking responsible steps
19.The mediastinum contains all of the following except: - Correct Answer:
Lungs
20.Which chamber of the heart is considered the one working the hardest? -
Correct Answer: Left ventricle
, 21.An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which a fertilized ovum is
implanted in any tissue other than the ____. - Correct Answer: You
uterine wall
22.The term for pain in the ear is: - Correct Answer: Otalgia
23.Pronation is turning the hand have the palm face: - Correct Answer:
Downward
24.What does ICD - 9 - CM stand for? - Correct Answer: International
classification of diseases - 9th revision - clinical modification
25.What are two sense organs included in chapter 6: diseases of nervous
system and sense organs? - Correct Answer: Eyes and ears
26.How are new additions and revisions indicated in CPT code but each year? -
Correct Answer: Green print
27.If a CPT code and HCPCS Level II code exist for the same service, which
should you report? - Correct Answer: It depends on the payer
28.How often is HCPCS level two permanent national codes updated? -
Correct Answer: Annually
