CPPM/AAPC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE (GRADED A+)
Exam A Question 1
What is a colporrhaphy?
A. A surgical repair of the colon
B. Plastic surgery of the vagina
C. A surgical repair of the cornea
D. A surgical repair of a defect in the vaginal wall
D Colporrhaphy is a surgical repair of a defect in the vaginal wall. This procedure is also performed when
the vagina is sutured to narrow it, and to repair a rupture of the vagina by excision and suturing of the
edges of a tear.
Exam A Question 2
What does the combining form my/o mean?
A. Muscle
B. Bone
C. Mandible
D. Ear drum
A My/o is the combining form of muscle.
Exam A Question 3
What is the combining form meaning fatty?
A. Arteri/o
B. Ather/o
C. Arthr/o
D. Angi/o
B Atherosclerosis is a hardening of the fat on the arterial vessels of the body.
Exam A Question 4
The prefix intra- refers to
A. Within
B. Through
C. Around
D. Decrease in
A Intra- is a prefix which means within. Intra-abdominal means within the abdomen.
Exam A Question 5
Which of the following is NOT a feature/function of the Integumentary system?
A. Protection
B. Movement
, C. Moisture Control
D. Temperature control
B The skin, or integumentary system is responsible for protection, temperature control and moisture
control. The muscles and bones are responsible for movement.
Exam A Question 6
The vertebral column is responsible for
A. Protecting the spinal cord
B. Standing upright
C. Sitting upright
D. All of the above
D The vertebral column in human beings is responsible for the upright stature they have and protecting
the spinal cord of the central nervous system.
Exam A Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a muscle type?
A. Cardiac
B. Striated
C. Soft
D. Smooth
C There are three types of muscle in the body, cardiac for the heart, striated for movement of muscles
attached to the skeletal system, and smooth for the movement of nutrition and waste through the body.
There is no soft muscle.
Exam A Question 8
What is coded when reporting an adjacent tissue transfer to repair a lesion excision?
A. The tissue transfer listed first and then the excision code
B. The tissue transfer code only
C. The excision code listed first then the tissue transfer code
D. The excision code only
B According CPT® section guidelines for Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement state: "The excision
of a benign lesion (11400-11446) or a malignant lesion (11600-11646) is not separately reportable with
codes 14000-14302."
Exam A Question 9
Documentation for a partial mastectomy procedures include
A. Attention to the removal of adequate surgical margins surrounding the breast mass or lesion
B. Attention to the removal of the surrounding lymph nodes
C. Attention to the weight of tissue removed
D. Attention to the tissue removed from the axilla
The CPT codebook has the information on what is documented for partial and total mastectomy
procedure codes. The information is located above code 19081 under the subheading Excision.
LATEST UPDATE (GRADED A+)
Exam A Question 1
What is a colporrhaphy?
A. A surgical repair of the colon
B. Plastic surgery of the vagina
C. A surgical repair of the cornea
D. A surgical repair of a defect in the vaginal wall
D Colporrhaphy is a surgical repair of a defect in the vaginal wall. This procedure is also performed when
the vagina is sutured to narrow it, and to repair a rupture of the vagina by excision and suturing of the
edges of a tear.
Exam A Question 2
What does the combining form my/o mean?
A. Muscle
B. Bone
C. Mandible
D. Ear drum
A My/o is the combining form of muscle.
Exam A Question 3
What is the combining form meaning fatty?
A. Arteri/o
B. Ather/o
C. Arthr/o
D. Angi/o
B Atherosclerosis is a hardening of the fat on the arterial vessels of the body.
Exam A Question 4
The prefix intra- refers to
A. Within
B. Through
C. Around
D. Decrease in
A Intra- is a prefix which means within. Intra-abdominal means within the abdomen.
Exam A Question 5
Which of the following is NOT a feature/function of the Integumentary system?
A. Protection
B. Movement
, C. Moisture Control
D. Temperature control
B The skin, or integumentary system is responsible for protection, temperature control and moisture
control. The muscles and bones are responsible for movement.
Exam A Question 6
The vertebral column is responsible for
A. Protecting the spinal cord
B. Standing upright
C. Sitting upright
D. All of the above
D The vertebral column in human beings is responsible for the upright stature they have and protecting
the spinal cord of the central nervous system.
Exam A Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a muscle type?
A. Cardiac
B. Striated
C. Soft
D. Smooth
C There are three types of muscle in the body, cardiac for the heart, striated for movement of muscles
attached to the skeletal system, and smooth for the movement of nutrition and waste through the body.
There is no soft muscle.
Exam A Question 8
What is coded when reporting an adjacent tissue transfer to repair a lesion excision?
A. The tissue transfer listed first and then the excision code
B. The tissue transfer code only
C. The excision code listed first then the tissue transfer code
D. The excision code only
B According CPT® section guidelines for Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement state: "The excision
of a benign lesion (11400-11446) or a malignant lesion (11600-11646) is not separately reportable with
codes 14000-14302."
Exam A Question 9
Documentation for a partial mastectomy procedures include
A. Attention to the removal of adequate surgical margins surrounding the breast mass or lesion
B. Attention to the removal of the surrounding lymph nodes
C. Attention to the weight of tissue removed
D. Attention to the tissue removed from the axilla
The CPT codebook has the information on what is documented for partial and total mastectomy
procedure codes. The information is located above code 19081 under the subheading Excision.
