2026 AAPC CPC EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to practi
ce medicine with the oversight of a physician? - CORRECT ANSWER -Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or technologies are
considered medically necessary under Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER -National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - CORRECT ANSWER -Regional
ABN stands for - CORRECT ANSWER -Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - CORRECT ANSWER -1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - CORRECT ANSWER -Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose of -
CORRECT ANSWER -Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - CORRECT ANSWER -
It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - CORRECT ANSWER -
It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? - CORRECT 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 fr
om a close relative is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Allogenic
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Axconditionxwherexthexthyroidxisxoveractivexisxcalled:x-xCORRECTxANSWERx-
Thyrotoxicosis
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to practi
ce medicine with the oversight of a physician? - CORRECT ANSWER -Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or technologies are
considered medically necessary under Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER -National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - CORRECT ANSWER -Regional
ABN stands for - CORRECT ANSWER -Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - CORRECT ANSWER -1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Size and resources of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - CORRECT ANSWER -Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose of -
CORRECT ANSWER -Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - CORRECT ANSWER -
It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - CORRECT ANSWER -
It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? - CORRECT 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 fr
om a close relative is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Allogenic
Removalxofxwastexproductsxfromxthexbloodxis:x-xCORRECTxANSWERx-Hemodialysis
Axconditionxwherexthexthyroidxisxoveractivexisxcalled:x-xCORRECTxANSWERx-
Thyrotoxicosis
WhoxarexthexpartiesxresponsiblexforxoverseeingxchangesxandxmodificationsxtoxICDx-
x9?x-
CORRECTxANSWERx-NCHSxandxCMS
Whatxisxthexmeaningxofx"providerx"inxthexICDx-xninexguidelinesxreferxto?x-
xCORRECTxANSWERx-
Thexphysician
