AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS FROM
VERIFIED SOURCE ALREADY |AGRADE
In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
a. 2010
b. 2009
c. 2000
d. 2007 - ANSWER-b. 2009
Voluntary compliance programs also provide benefits by not only helping to prevent erroneous or ____,
but also by showing that the provider practice is making additional good faith efforts to submit claims
appropriately.
,a. Over utilized codes
b. Duplicative claims
c. Fraudulent claims
d. Mistaken principals - ANSWER-c. Fraudulent claims
Which CMS product describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare?
a. Medicare Claims Processing Manual
b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
c. Relative Value Files
d. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule - ANSWER-b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
What form is used to submit a provider's charge to the insurance carrier?
a. UB-04
b. Provider reimbursement form
c. CMS-1500
d. ABN - ANSWER-c. CMS-1500
Which coding manuals do outpatient coders focus on learning?
,a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
b. CPT and ICD-10-CM
c. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
d. CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS - ANSWER-a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
Which condition results from an injury to the head? The symptoms include headache, dizziness and
vomiting.
a. Meningitis
b. Concussion
c. Epilepsy
d. Parkinson's disease - ANSWER-b. Concussion
In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the four walls of the digestive tract?
a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
b. Serosa, mucosa, submucosa, muscle
c. Mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscle
d. Muscle, submucosa, mucosa, serosa - ANSWER-a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
, Which one of the following best describes psoriasis?
a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
b. An inflammatory condition characterized by redness pustular and vesicular lesions, crusts, and scales
c. An allergic reaction characterized by wheals and generally accompanied by pruritus
d. A contagious infection of skin generally caused by staphylococcus bacterium - ANSWER-a. A chronic
condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is:
a. Prolactin
b. Colostrum
c. Lactose
d. Chorion - ANSWER-b. Colostrum
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called:
a. Thyrotoxicosis
b. Panhypopituitarism
c. Ketosis
d. Thyroiditis - ANSWER-a. Thyrotoxicosis
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS FROM
VERIFIED SOURCE ALREADY |AGRADE
In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
a. 2010
b. 2009
c. 2000
d. 2007 - ANSWER-b. 2009
Voluntary compliance programs also provide benefits by not only helping to prevent erroneous or ____,
but also by showing that the provider practice is making additional good faith efforts to submit claims
appropriately.
,a. Over utilized codes
b. Duplicative claims
c. Fraudulent claims
d. Mistaken principals - ANSWER-c. Fraudulent claims
Which CMS product describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare?
a. Medicare Claims Processing Manual
b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
c. Relative Value Files
d. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule - ANSWER-b. National Coverage Determinations Manual
What form is used to submit a provider's charge to the insurance carrier?
a. UB-04
b. Provider reimbursement form
c. CMS-1500
d. ABN - ANSWER-c. CMS-1500
Which coding manuals do outpatient coders focus on learning?
,a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
b. CPT and ICD-10-CM
c. ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
d. CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS - ANSWER-a. CPT, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
Which condition results from an injury to the head? The symptoms include headache, dizziness and
vomiting.
a. Meningitis
b. Concussion
c. Epilepsy
d. Parkinson's disease - ANSWER-b. Concussion
In order, starting with the innermost layer, what are the four walls of the digestive tract?
a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
b. Serosa, mucosa, submucosa, muscle
c. Mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscle
d. Muscle, submucosa, mucosa, serosa - ANSWER-a. Mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
, Which one of the following best describes psoriasis?
a. A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
b. An inflammatory condition characterized by redness pustular and vesicular lesions, crusts, and scales
c. An allergic reaction characterized by wheals and generally accompanied by pruritus
d. A contagious infection of skin generally caused by staphylococcus bacterium - ANSWER-a. A chronic
condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales
A form of milk produced the first few days after giving birth is:
a. Prolactin
b. Colostrum
c. Lactose
d. Chorion - ANSWER-b. Colostrum
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called:
a. Thyrotoxicosis
b. Panhypopituitarism
c. Ketosis
d. Thyroiditis - ANSWER-a. Thyrotoxicosis
