MEDICAL CODING TRAINING AAPC CPC
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● A medical record contains information on all but what areas?
Answer: Financial records
●● Technicians who specialize in coding are called:
Answer: Coding specialists
●● EHR stands for:
Answer: Electronic health record
●● What type of provider goes through approximately 26.5 months of
education and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a
physician?
Answer: Physician Assistant (PA)
●● The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is
most significant to coders working in physician offices and covers
physician fees without the use of a private insurer?
Answer: Part B
, ●● The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is
affected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' - hierarchal
condition categories (CMS-HCC)?
Answer: Part C
●● What does CMS-HCC stand for?
Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Hierarchal
Condition Category
●● When coding an operative report, what action would NOT be
recommended?
Answer: Coding from the header without reading the body of the report
●● Outpatient coders focus on learning which coding manuals?
Answer: CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 and 2
●● If an NCD doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed
on a Medicare patient, who determines coverage?
Answer: Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)
●● The __ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare.
Answer: National Coverage Determinations Manual
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● A medical record contains information on all but what areas?
Answer: Financial records
●● Technicians who specialize in coding are called:
Answer: Coding specialists
●● EHR stands for:
Answer: Electronic health record
●● What type of provider goes through approximately 26.5 months of
education and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a
physician?
Answer: Physician Assistant (PA)
●● The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is
most significant to coders working in physician offices and covers
physician fees without the use of a private insurer?
Answer: Part B
, ●● The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is
affected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' - hierarchal
condition categories (CMS-HCC)?
Answer: Part C
●● What does CMS-HCC stand for?
Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Hierarchal
Condition Category
●● When coding an operative report, what action would NOT be
recommended?
Answer: Coding from the header without reading the body of the report
●● Outpatient coders focus on learning which coding manuals?
Answer: CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 and 2
●● If an NCD doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed
on a Medicare patient, who determines coverage?
Answer: Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)
●● The __ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures, or technologies are considered medically necessary under
Medicare.
Answer: National Coverage Determinations Manual
